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December 21, 2021
1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament ‘Huge Success’, 124 on P.I. course with waiting list to play

Pedigrees may have their Westminster Kennel Club show, but it was the Bahamian Potcake – that special breed of dog with the narrow head and a keen sense of how to cross the street on its own terms – that stole the show December 12 during the 1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament hosted by businessman, triathlete and golfer Mario Carey to raise funds for BAARK, Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights a...

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February 28, 2020
Community Hero Vies for 10K Royal Caribbean Prize with I-95 Cleanup Project

Garnell Hanna Kemp remembers a time when her quiet Bain Town homestead was a picturesque portrait of island community living. In recent years, however, the area at Anderson Street - affectionately called I-95 by area residents because of high levels of vehicular traffic - has deteriorated into a string of dilapidated and abandoned properties...

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September 20, 2019
NEMA Update for September 20, 2019

Preparations for Operation Relief Saturday are in full swing. The event will be held September 20 at Independence Park from noon to 6 p.m. The primary objective is to distribute more supplies, food, plus provide access to critical services and to provide uplifting activities for families...

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January 30, 2019
Bahamas Waste Steps up During Trash Collection Transition

If you’re a resident of New Providence then you’ve probably seen them: mounds of uncollected trash and overflowing trash bins far too often; which become the perfect targets for stray dogs and a breeding ground for rodents...

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October 16, 2018
Ministry of Environment Launches Island-wide, School-based Campaign Aimed at Changing the Culture to Instill Pride in Surroundings

For tourists, The Bahamas conjures up images of sugary sand beaches and breathtaking tropical vistas, but for a majority of its 400,000 residents, the reality is far less glamorous, particularly in New Providence...

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November 29, 2017
GB Sanitation Services to Make Move Toward Improved Collection Process Launches Survey to Gauge Public Opinion

Known as the ?Magic City?, Freeport has long been hailed for its planned residential communities and clean streets. This has been due largely in part to the superior standard in waste management and garbage collection set by Grand Bahama?s Sanitation Services Company...

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October 14, 2017
Atlantis Spearheads Community Clean Up Campaign

Scores of Atlanteans clad in rubber gloves and armed with garbage bags, rakes and shovels took to the streets just beyond the bridge Monday, October 9th ? the National Heroes Day Holiday ? in a community clean-up effort spearheaded by Atlantis executives...

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August 04, 2016
Sandals silent over plans to close for two months

SENIOR executives at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort remained tight-lipped yesterday over the purported closure of the all-inclusive Cable Beach resort in less than two weeks.

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September 09, 2013
Consider this: In our faces

We are truly a blessed people who live in what the millions of tourists who pay billions of dollars to visit The Bahamas consider to be a paradise blessed by an abundance of sun, sea and sand. Yet each day, we go about our activities, often oblivious to our surroundings, which we frequently take for granted...

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Controlling Pests
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June 17, 2010
Controlling Pests

The rainy season is upon us again, bringing with it challenges of more pest control issues and contributing to off scheduled services such as garbage collection. Together with the warm summer temperatures, pests such as flies, mosquitoes and rats are likely to produce in larger numbers. However property owners and occupants of premises can do their part by ensuring that their garbage is properly c...

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