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1st Annual Potcake Golf Tournament ‘Huge Success’, 124 on P.I. course with waiting list to play
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...
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...
NEMA Update for 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...
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...
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...
GB Sanitation Services to Make Move Toward Improved Collection Process Launches Survey to Gauge Public Opinion
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...
Atlantis Spearheads Community Clean Up Campaign
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...
Sandals silent over plans to close for two months
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.
Consider this: In our faces
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...
Controlling Pests
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...