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As Director of the Department of environmental Health (DEH). I am pleased to join our community in observing Earth Day – a moment to reflect on our shared responsibility to protect the natural beauty and resources of the Cayman Islands.

This Earth Day, the Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Environmental Health joins the community in championing the theme “Our Power, Our Planet.”

DEH is advising the public that an alert has been issued concerning the recall of packaged brown sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited in Jamaica

The public is advised that the fire at the George Town Landfill has been formally downgraded from a Major Incident. The emergency is now being managed as a Critical Incident under the operational command of the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS), with on-scene management continuing to be led by CIFS personnel.

The Cayman Islands Fire Service can confirm that the landfill fire is currently under control. However, challenges with equipment and intermittent smoke cover affecting visibility have slowed extinguishment efforts.

Fire crews remain actively engaged at the George Town Landfill fire and continue to make steady progress. There are currently no visible flames at the top of the landfill mound, with firefighting efforts now focused on identified hot spots.

Starting this afternoon, multi-agency teams from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the Cayman Islands Regiment, and the Health Services Authoritywill be conducting welfare checks for residents of communities directly impacted by the landfill fire that started on Thursday, 16 April.

The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is announcing the beginning of its Annual Bulk Waste Collection service from 4 May 2026. 

The management and staff of the DEH advise on the Easter garbage collection schedule and seek the public's understanding for any inconveniences caused