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The shells are actually gone and they finally cleaned up that mess at the roundabout which honestly makes me want to cry because it looked so awful for so long. I am just staring at the empty space where the pile used to be (it is so clean now) and …

July 31, 2023

Stop leaving old coconut shells on the highway at Newton roundabout

Stop leaving old coconut shells on the highway at Newton roundabout

🏆 Won — 173 supporters Verified

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Started by Ballpark Road 3 years, 3 months ago
The practice of coconut vendors leaving their old coconut shells in large heaps off the highway at the Newton roundabout in Christ Church, is plain nastiness and a potential health hazard.
We the people of Barbados demand that the Ministry of Health act in the interest of the citizens and stamp out this very grotesque practice.

Updates

June 14, 2023

Driving past that roundabout again today just made me so angry because it honestly feels like nobody is actually looking at those piles of rot accumulating. I have been fielding so many messages from people who deal with the smell every single morning and honestly I am just trying to figure out which office in the Ministry of Health actually answers the phone when you try to report a literal health hazard like this.

Reached 100 supporters

June 14, 2023

39 Comments

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Ggirl
3 years ago Featured

It's disgusting, and not a marker of a proud and developed nation. Move the shells.

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Noel Welch
3 years ago Featured

The practice is disgusting. It's provides a harbourage for rodents and other vermin and breedings ground for mosquitoes. What I can't understand is the lack of real sustained action by the public health officials to fix the problem.

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N Hinkson
3 years ago Featured

Only a matter of time before there's a rat infestation in my neighbourhood Newton Terrace.

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Clifton rudder
3 years ago Featured

I feel that all of them need pay for the next person that leave the highway like that .for last two months that was like that and no one make and attempt to clean it up.so i on board with you

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Kevin Knight
3 years ago Featured

It's really simple, fine whoever sells there. Even if they did not put the shells there. If they're selling there and the hazard remains, fine whoever is around. Lol, bet you it gets clean up then.

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Emmerson Bourne
3 years ago Featured

This is down right nastiness and a total disregard for the customer health who patronize with them. It needs to STOP NOW!!!

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Brommel griffith
3 years ago

Get it there

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Suzanne Belle
3 years ago

This is very disgraceful. Why can everyone except the authorities see it?