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March 28, 2024
Mistaken suspect tells of panic as he tried to drink sewer water in cell

A MAN who was arrested - but then released - after an armed robbery of Quality Supermarkets on Tuesday claimed officers humiliated him, and he felt forced to drink sewer water to stay hydrated after suffering a panic attack while in custody.

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February 01, 2024
Upgraded Sewer System Announced for Arawak Cay

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Jomo Campbell has announced that the sewer and pipe system at Arawak Cay will receive a much-needed upgrade in the upcoming weeks. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture, East Bay Street, January 29, 2024.

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January 30, 2024
Arawak Cay Sewer System Getting $134K Upgrade

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Major improvements in the pipeline for Arawak Cay. A contract has been signed with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources for the upgrade of the area's sewer system and main water supplies.

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April 18, 2018
Sewer leak delays Eastern Road work

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday attributed the most recent delays in the Eastern Road roadworks to "a sewer leak from a private residence".

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April 02, 2014
WSC 'can't afford to maintain sewer system'

As the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) forges ahead with $81 million in improvements to the country's water supply infrastructure, the general manager of the corporation has admitted that the WSC simply cannot afford to maintain its sewer system or fund what would be a $400 million to $600 million cost to extend the system throughout the whole of New Providence.
Glen Laville, general manager ...

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March 20, 2013
Officers want sewer overflow issues at prison addressed

Several prison officers at Her Majesty's Prisons yesterday threatened to abandon their duties if the prison's management did not immediately address an overflowing sewer problem in the maximum security wing of the facility, Prison Staff Association (PSA) President Gregory Archer said yesterday.
Archer claimed the problem has persisted for three weeks and management has not taken the necessary step...

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October 15, 2012
Sewer Problems Shut Down Court Civil Registry

Business at the Supreme Court's Civil Registry was shut down on Thursday when staff refused to work because of sewer problems.

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February 19, 2012
83m deal signed to reduce water and sewer leaks

THE Water and Sewerage Corporation has signed an $83 million contract with Miya/Veritec to reduce the substantial leakage from its distribution system.

Glenn Laville, general manager of WSC, said the contract was made possible by a $81 million loan agreement signed on December 16, 2011, between the WSC and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

"The loan is essentially to help the WSC to ach...

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June 07, 2018
Gibson: Sewer system master plan being developed

The cost to install a sewer system for the inner city currently sits at $74 million, according to Water and Sewerage Corporation Chairman Adrian Gibson. Gibson explained that a sewer system for some of New Providence's most vulnerable people will mean the eradication of inhumane [...]
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February 21, 2011
Sewer leak angers Pinewood residents

A sea of filth now sits in the middle of Pinewood Gardens as an excess valve at the failed Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) well has continued to spew contaminated water for weeks.

Water gushes out of the pipe around the clock at the Buttonwood Avenue location, turning the once placid pool inhabited by ducks and other wildlife into a polluted soup in which countless mosquitoes breed.

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