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Dames: Cooper shouldn't waste police force's time
Dames: Cooper shouldn't waste police force's time
While National Security Minister Marvin Dames said Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper has the right to report Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to the police, Dames said he hopes Cooper doesn't waste the police force's time. Cooper said on Monday he feels [...]
Ministry of the Environment officials tout NPEP as a leader in sustainability, more than 50 tons of waste diverted from the landfill per year
Government officials and a delegation of more than 70 representatives from the Ministry of the Environment visited the New Providence Ecology Park (NPEP) on Monday, June 13th to observe how the organization is progressing sustainable waste management in the capital.
Bahamas Waste inDisney partnership
Bahamas Waste inDisney partnership
Disney Cruise Lines is now helping to power Bahamas Waste's fleet of trucks after entering into a partnership through which it provides around 200 gallons of used cooking oil per week to the company's New Providence biodiesel manufacturing facility.
Bahamas Waste's managing director, Francisco De Cardenas, yesterday said the company - which typically uses around 1,500 to 2,000 gallons of used ...
Bahamas Waste struggling over recycling scale
Bahamas Waste struggling over recycling scale
Sub-Deck:
Has exported almost 750 tonnes of recycled cardboard via 31 container loads in past year
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
Despite having recycled and exported more than 700 tons of cardboard and paper to China and India, and having around 50 regular used-cardboard donors, Bahamas Waste said yesterday it is "struggling" to create the economies of scale ...
Bahamas Waste gets 50K carbon financing
Bahamas Waste gets 50K carbon financing
A renewable energy consulting firm believes the Bahamas is well-positioned to benefit from offsetting carbon emissions, with BISX-listed Bahamas Waste receiving $50,000 in "carbon financing" so far for its "green" efforts.
In doing so, it has become the first Bahamian company to be recognised for its carbon offsetting measures, and to receive so-called carbon financing in return. The first tran...
Bahamas Waste Incentivizes Vaccinations For Its Employees
For more than 2 years, the country and the world have grappled with the loss of family, friends, and loved ones at the hands of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Since the introduction of vaccines designed to mitigate the impact of the virus on the human population, millions of people have lined up to get ‘the jab’.
Trump to NYT: Wall talks a 'waste of time'
Trump to NYT: Wall talks a 'waste of time'
US President Donald Trump has dismissed the federal investigation into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 election and talks about a proposed border wall...
Bahamas Waste profit '50 over' internal forecast
Bahamas Waste profit '50 over' internal forecast
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Bahamas Waste yesterday said its net income was "50 per cent better than anticipated" for the 2011 first quarter, with the BISX-listed waste collection services provider hoping it will enjoy a "better" second-half if Baha Mar's $2.6 billion Cable Beach project and other major investments kick into full swing.
Despite a 34.6 per year-over-year net profit ...
Kristal Ambrose is an environmental hero: One of six Goldman Environmental Prize winners for campaign against plastic waste
Once, while working at an aquarium in The Bahamas, Kristal Ambrose, 29, spent two days helping to pull plastic out of a sea turtle that had internal blockage. After that experience, she vowed, "I'll never drop a piece of plastic on the ground again." At age 22, Ambrose joined an expedition to study the western ...
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Letter: Retrial is such a waste of time
Letter: Retrial is such a waste of time
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Thursday's page 2 "Retrial after murder trial ends in hung jury" prompts some thought.
Many years ago as a juror, I recall the sentiment of my fellow jurors was that there was no premeditation in a death inflicted in a heated argument, and hence we did not wish to entertain a murder charge, but instead a manslaughter charge.
Is this the case here? A retrial is such a ...