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Budget cuts possible problem with garbage collection
Budget cuts possible problem with garbage collection
By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
IRREGULAR and inadequate waste collection in Nassau could be the trickle-down effect of budget cuts in the Department of Environmental Health, claims a union chief.
Funding allotted for overtime was cut in this year's budget, and some sanitation workers allege this decision has negatively impacted collection efforts.
For the ...
Garbage collection schedule
Garbage collection schedule
THE Department of Environmental Health has released an island wide schedule to make homeowners aware of exactly when their garbage should be collected.
500,000 a year saved on garbage collection
500,000 a year saved on garbage collection
THE Department of Environmental Health Services expects to save Bahamians about $500,000 a year while creating a more efficient garbage collection system, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
500,000 a year saved on garbage collection
Government to reduce garbage collection costs by '500k a year'
The government will save $500,000 through a number of measures being initiated by the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS), according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett, who yesterday confirmed the reassignment of garbage collection contracts to a variety of private companies.
Dorsett's comments on government initiatives in the area of garbage collection come a...
residents complain about slow garbage collection
Residents complain about slow garbage collection
Residents complain about slow garbage collection
COMPLAINTS about the slow pace of garbage collection across New Providence came in yesterday, with several callers expressing concern about the risk of serious health problems.
Garbage collection deplorable
Garbage collection deplorable
Dear Editor,
I am in full agreement with Tired of Waiting, the letter to the editor published June 5. Governments may change, but some things never change as in the inability of the Environmental Health Services to provide efficient garbage collection and disposal services.
For many weeks prior to the election, garbage collection was disgracefully sporadic, only once every two weeks if we were lu...
Garbage Collection interrupted by intervals of rainy weather
Nassau, The Bahamas - Rainy weather has caused a delay in the New Providence island-wide garbage collection schedule.
On
June 5, the Ministry of the Environment issued a public apology for the
delay, as well as the inconvenience it has caused. The ministry also
encouraged the public to dispose of household waste at the depository
site established at the front gate of the Harold ...
Public Notice/Press Release (Garbage Collection)
Public Notice/Press Release (Garbage Collection)
The General Public is hereby notified that effective, Thursday 15th September 2011, the Department of Environmental Health Services will intensify its household collection services for the island of New Providence.