Authorities in Parham have launched a manhunt for a truck driver captured on clandestine surveillance footage allegedly engaging in the unlawful disposal of waste. This investigative breakthrough emerged after exasperated local residents, plagued by months of indiscriminate dumping, took matters into their own hands by installing a hidden camera to document the environmental offense.
The obtained video evidence, reportedly secured by Antigua.news, depicts a heavily laden truck arriving at the location and departing conspicuously empty. Subsequent inspections confirmed the emergence of fresh refuse piles precisely where the vehicle was recorded stopping. The community’s frustration has reached a boiling point, with members lamenting the Sisyphean task of repeatedly cleansing their neighborhood. ‘This is not a landfill,’ one resident emphatically stated, capturing the collective sentiment.
Weighing in on the incident, St. Peter MP Rawdon Turner issued a strong condemnation of the illicit act, demanding full accountability for the perpetrators. He emphasized that such reckless behavior not only inflicts direct harm on local communities but also severely undermines national initiatives aimed at elevating environmental stewardship. This concern is particularly poignant given the government’s official designation of 2026 as the ‘Year of Beautification’.
Law enforcement officials have confirmed that active investigations are underway. They are earnestly appealing to the public for any information pertaining to the identification of the truck or its driver to assist in resolving the case.