Pharmaceutical waste, GPHC documents dumped on Queenstown parapet

A Mayor and City Council team clearing some of the waste

The Mayor and City Council is currently investigating the dumping of pharmaceutical supplies on the parapet of a building located at the corner of Forshaw and Oronoque streets, in Queenstown, Georgetown.

Solid Waste Director Walter Narine, during an interview with Stabroek News stated that he was informed of the situation early yesterday morning which prompted him to dispatch an officer to the site to investigate.

The director explained that the perpetrators had stopped dumping the garbage after the officer arrived at the location but continued after she left.