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Letters Garbage in, garbage out!
February 18, 2019
Letters Garbage in, garbage out!
Dear Editor, We have had no garbage collection in our neighborhood for more than two weeks now, forcing me to transport stinking, maggot-encrusted bags of refuse to a public dumpster in my own vehicle. When contacted, the Ministry of Environmental Health told me that the [...]
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Concern grows as garbage piles up
August 28, 2015
Concern grows as garbage piles up
RESIDENTS in several areas of New Providence are complaining about garbage piling up due to lack of collections this month, raising concerns about dangers to health and drainage systems, particularly with Tropical Storm Erika forecast to bring heavy rains this weekend.
November 02, 2023
Man fined $2,000 for body armour he claims he found in the garbage
A MAN was fined $2,000 yesterday after admitting to having police body armour that he claimed he found in the garbage last week.
August 31, 2023
Rolle warns businesses on Prince George Wharf to clean up garbage
Business owners near Prince George Wharf who do not adhere to proper waste management practices, could face punitive measures, including fines and potential imprisonment, according to Senator Randy Rolle, who heads the Bay Street Revitalization Unit. In a letter sent to business owners on Tuesday, Rolle said improper garbage collection has overarching implications for the well-being of P...
Sustainability First: Greener Garbage Collection
May 04, 2023
Sustainability First: Greener Garbage Collection
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Garbage and waste collection is a necessary part of modern life, but it's also extremely taxing on the environment.
April 12, 2023
Loads of leftover garbage cover Rose Island after holiday weekend
BEER bottles, soda cans and plastic cups were some of the trash revellers left on Rose Island after partying there over the weekend, angering guests and business operators.
Labour issues being blamed for garbage problems
August 15, 2010
Labour issues being blamed for garbage problems
By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
LABOUR issues at the Department of Environmental Health Service are being blamed for the continuing discord over waste collection in Nassau, it was revealed yesterday.
In response to concerns published in The Tribune last week, Environment Minister Earl Deveaux attributed the problems experienced to "supply chain management, s...
Fourth quarter target for garbage bids
August 19, 2010
Fourth quarter target for garbage bids
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE Government is aiming to put residential garbage collection contracts for New Providence out to tender/bid in the 2010 fourth quarter, with privatisation completed by January 2011, the minister of the environment said yesterday.
Responding to a question by Francisco deCardenas, Bahamas Waste's managing director, at a press conference to mark the arriv...
September 12, 2010
Letter: Consistent garbage collection after Tribune story
EDITOR, The Tribune.
I want to thank Tribune reporter Ava Turnquest for doing the story on the poor garbage collection a few weeks ago. I am one of the callers who called into The Tribune's newsroom and was transferred to her. Within 48 hours she had written a front page article on the matter. I was most surprised and excited.
Before her article, I had to wait up to two and a half weeks for col...
September 15, 2010
(VIDEO) The Majestic Plastic Bag, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
With Coastal Cleanup Day right around the corner on Saturday, September 25th, this video is a perfect reminder of why we need to use less plastic and keep our beaches clean!
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons, this "mockumentary"
video, hammers home the stark reality of California's plastic bag
pollution situation.
The "Great Pacific
Garbage Patch" (twice the size of Texas) is a pl...
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