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October 14, 2017
Selling Cape Haitian to the world as a tourist destination
Selling Cape Haitian to the world as a tourist destination as it stands today is a difficult proposition. First of all should I take credit for the visible signs of improvements in garbage collection since my series of op-ed articles in the international media called [...]
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Govt eying service fee for trash pickups
July 28, 2017
Govt eying service fee for trash pickups
The government is looking to introduce service fees for garbage collection on New Providence, according to Minister of State for Finance Peter Turnquest.
"Garbage continues to be free for private residences, yet we have a crisis at the landfill and Nassau is generally unclean," said Turnquest during a meeting of the Rotary Club of West Nassau at Poop Deck at Sandyport.
"These are services that are...
July 20, 2017
Centreville residents express concerns during town hall meeting
Centreville constituents expressed concerns about the state of the economy and a possible credit rating downgrade during a recent town hall meeting hosted by Member of Parliament for Centreville Reece Chipman.
The more than 200 people who attended the town hall meeting were very much interested in understanding how they can better control their finances.
Chipman said that for his constituents, who...
Solid waste management in The Bahamas has some history: Let's learn and apply the right lessons
July 14, 2017
Solid waste management in The Bahamas has some history: Let's learn and apply the right lessons
The recent fires that plagued the Harrold Road landfill in early March of this year were a turning point for many residents on New Providence Island who suffered the shutdown of schools and public facilities, and in some cases, evacuation from their homes. Based on an assessment by a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) team, the closest residents to the landfill site at Jubilee and Victoria Ga...
July 06, 2017
Decrepit downtown in need of a renaissance, says minister
Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister criticized the state of downtown Nassau yesterday, calling for major improvements to be made to the area.
While speaking at a Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) monthly luncheon, Bannister said, "Our downtown is overdue for a facelift. Old, decrepit buildings, many shut down and unoccupied. Our downtown is in need of a renaissance."
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June 30, 2017
Applying lessons to solid waste management in The Bahamas
The recent fires that plagued the New Providence Landfill in early March of this year were a turning point for many residents on New Providence who suffered the shutdown of schools and public facilities, and who, in some cases, were forced to evacuate their homes.
Based on an assessment by a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) team, the closest residents to the landfill site at Jubilee and Vic...
Miller: Privatize landfill and stop politicizing it
March 14, 2017
Miller: Privatize landfill and stop politicizing it
One week after a massive blaze at the New Providence Landfill prompted an evacuation of the Jubilee Gardens community, officials have yet to give an all-clear for residents to return home. Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller asserted that both the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) have failed the Bahamian people and insisted that the landfill be privatized.
"It bothers m...
State of neglect
March 08, 2017
State of neglect
The image of Prime Minister Perry Christie standing with his hands in his pockets gazing at a raging fire that had spread from the city dump on Sunday and was threatening nearby homes served as a tragic allegory of the past five years of his administration.
He looked helpless and flat out of ideas.
There was no shortage of politicians on the scene at Jubilee Gardens as residents frantically tried ...
March 07, 2017
Uncertainty over when residents should return home for good
Officials were unable to say yesterday when residents displaced by a fire emanating from the New Providence Landfill will be given the green light to return to their homes.
Several residents yesterday returned to find charred backyards and smoke filled houses.
During a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister to provide an update on the fire and efforts to extinguish it, Minister for t...
Minnis: Both govts at fault for fire
March 07, 2017
Minnis: Both govts at fault for fire
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis said yesterday both the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the FNM are partly responsible for the massive fire at the New Providence Landfill that began on Sunday afternoon and recurring fires and issues at the landfill, as he explained what an FNM government would do to address the issue.
Minnis, who spoke to reporters at the entrance of Jubi...
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