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.
The waste disposed of included pharmaceutical supplies, garbage, and documents from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Narine said that the hospital administration was contacted concerning the documents but was unable to provide any information as to why the documents were there.
He stated that further investigation is being done to hold those involved accountable for their actions.
Additionally, he mentioned that an attempt was made by the city constabulary to arrest the persons seen disposing of the waste on the parapet but they ran off. He added that the council is working to determine who is the owner of the property and hopefully that person could identify the perpetrators.
Charges will then follow.
Last evening, when this newspaper arrived at the site, workers attached to the Solid Waste Department were seen clearing the boxes and other waste that was discarded on the parapet.
Narine in a brief comment highlighted the proper way in which pharmaceutical waste should be disposed of and the importance of preventing persons from accessing those supplies.
Meanwhile, a source informed this newspaper that the waste was being dumped by persons hired by the owner of the property in an attempt to clear the building.
According to the source, the building once housed a medical facility and the waste was being taken from its storage area.
The source added that approximately 15 persons were involved in clearing the building, and in the process three occupants were also evicted. One was said to be a tenant and his son and another who worked in the building as a television repair person.
Several old television sets were seen amid the waste.
The source further shared that ownership of the property has been disputed for a number of years and that before emptying the supplies from the old medical facility, a house nearby was also emptied on Tuesday. The owner of that house is alleged to be connected somehow to the building.
Stabroek News while at the site observed two men removing a flat screen television from the property that was allegedly emptied on Tuesday.
