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Garbage collection fee still up in the air
September 15, 2017
Garbage collection fee still up in the air
The government has not yet had a formal discussion about implementing service fees for garbage collection on New Providence, but the idea is still on the table, said Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest.
Turnquest announced in July, during a meeting of the "Rotary Club of West Nassau" at "The Poop Deck at Sandyport", that the government was considering the fee.
In a recent interview with The Nass...
August 25, 2015
Dorsett denies claims he owns garbage collection company
ENVIRONMENT Minister Ken Dorsett yesterday denied claims circulating on social media websites that suggest he owns a garbage collection company.
Garbage collection schedule
December 23, 2013
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
December 20, 2013
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
December 19, 2013
December 19, 2013
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
April 10, 2013
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.
residents complain about slow garbage collection
April 09, 2013
Garbage collection deplorable
June 08, 2012
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...
June 06, 2012
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 ...
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