Local Environmental Consultant, Dr Reynold Murray says a study with more recent information should have been used to inform the decision to establish quarry operations in the Richmond area. “I can’t see a planning authority accepting a document that is…12 years old; I can’t see a document that dated being accepted at this time, particularly after a catastrophic event on the island and without consultation with the people to see …
Senator Julian Francis says the government, through Cabinet, did not issue an order to the Physical Planning Authority for the establishment of mining operations at Richmond. Francis, a former Minister of Works who is now responsible for urban development among other portfolios, stressed on Sunday that the permission for mining, currently in the works for Richmond, was done above board and in keeping with all planning laws. The …
Inquiries have been coming up about the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) also called the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) attached to mining operations at Richmond. [caption id=