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A medical waste incinerator’s operators say its emission controls meet global standards

Medical waste trucked to the airport dump for storage is permitted to stay until the end of March – or further talks must be held with authorities about its fate. Shipping containers previously held at Southside got relocated after St David’s residen...

Bermuda appears to lack a definitive policy when it comes to the handling and disposal of medical waste, according to a waste management company. It comes against a backdrop of dismay at the East End, where St David’s residents oppose the constructio...

A business protesting that it never got a fair shot at bidding to dispose of Bermuda’s medical waste has insisted it had been handling biohazardous waste under its contract with the hospital. But Bermuda Hospitals Board has stated that its contract w...

A St David’s MP who viewed early plans for a medical waste incinerator now approved for Southside did not initially believe the project would be able to go ahead, according to opponents of the facility. The group Concerned Citizens of St David’s stoo...

Costs have soared under a new sole-source contract for the disposal of the island’s medical waste, two healthcare providers have claimed. A dental office showed The Royal Gazette invoices showing a final bill for the firm MediWaste to dispose of thei...

A packed meeting of St David’s islanders vowed to fight the construction of an incinerator plant planned at Southside to dispose of the island‘s medical waste. A forum of more than 100 residents last night heard their area had been treated as a “dum...

After reading about the well-warranted protest over the imaging clinic, the thought came to mind of the adage “the more things change, the more they remain the same”. As a jurisdiction and society, one would think we are evolving and that things in t...

A month-long celebration of the nursing profession came to a close with a candlelit ceremony at Barr’s Bay Park last night. In keeping with the theme of Nurses Month 2022, Triumphantly We Move Forward, keynote speaker Gaynell Hayward-Caesar highlight...

Plans to build a replacement hospice have been given the green light by the Development Applications Board. The approval means the hospice can push ahead with construction on its site at Spice Hill Road, Warwick. Environmental groups raised concerns...

A charity dedicated to the fight against cancer is launching its biggest fundraising event of the year with a blitz tomorrow. The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre will hold its Relay For Life Kick Off event across Hamilton with the support of sponsor...