A St Andrew resident was on Wednesday, 3 April 2019 sentenced to one year at Her Majesty’s Prisons for the offence of sand mining.
Denis Sandy, 42 years, of Conference appeared at the Grenville Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Sandy, who was on bond for a similar offence, was arrested on 2 April 2019 after being caught removing sand from Conference Beach.
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Sand mining is business.
Consequences: disappearing beaches (Grenada’s main source of income!)
Destroys the habitat of bottom-dwelling creatures and organisms.
Disrupts riparian ecosystems with fatal consequences for fish and other aquatic organisms and “disaster” for many bird species.
Threatens important mangrove forests, seagrass beds and endangered species like Irrawaddy and spinner dolphins, and the royal turtle.
It leads to soil erosion, sinkhole formation, loss of biodiversity, and contamination of soil and water.
More info? Look it up on the internet!
I am very happy he got his punishment! I hope others will understand that is not good for the environment! Thank you…