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Bahamas Waste hit by 20-25 fuel costs surge
April 18, 2011
Bahamas Waste hit by 20-25 fuel costs surge
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Bahamas Waste's managing director yesterday told Tribune Business the company's short-term prospects would be "a whole different kettle of fish" if it won either of its two bids for landfill management and residential garbage collection, adding that its fuel costs had already risen 20-25 per cent year-over-year.
Expressing hope the BISX-listed waste coll...
September 24, 2020
Minister Ferreira Reports on DEHS Initiatives During Lockdown
While making his Report to the nation on COVID-19 Initiatives of his Ministry, on September 24, 2020, Minister of the Environment and Housing the Hon. Romauld Ferreira said that, during the initial month of lockdown...
The rising cost of living on Grand Bahama
January 23, 2019
The rising cost of living on Grand Bahama
Dear Editor, Grand Bahamians are bracing themselves for an increase in their water and garbage collection bills. Prominent advocacy group Coalition of Concerned Citizens (CCC) is adamantly opposed to the increases, especially given the fact that Grand Bahama has been undergoing a severe recession for [...]
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41 Persons Graduate as Environmental Monitors in Over-the-Hill Development Partnership Initiative
March 06, 2019
41 Persons Graduate as Environmental Monitors in Over-the-Hill Development Partnership Initiative
During a ceremony Thursday, February 28, 2019 a total of 41 persons from Bain and Grants Town communities became the first set of Environmental Monitors after 12 weeks of intense training...
Letters Garbage in, garbage out!
February 18, 2019
Letters Garbage in, garbage out!
Dear Editor, We have had no garbage collection in our neighborhood for more than two weeks now, forcing me to transport stinking, maggot-encrusted bags of refuse to a public dumpster in my own vehicle. When contacted, the Ministry of Environmental Health told me that the [...]
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Don't increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor
January 24, 2019
Don't increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor
AMID economic challenges on Grand Bahama, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling for a halt of rate increases by the Grand Bahama Utility Company in water supply and garbage collection fees.
Over-the-Hill project engages environmental monitors
December 21, 2018
Over-the-Hill project engages environmental monitors
Aspects of the Over-The-Hill Community Development Partnership Initiative are taking shape with the latest being the hiring and training of environmental monitors to ensure clean and safe areas...
Public Consultation continues for Introduction of Local Government Structure in New Providence
August 27, 2018
Public Consultation continues for Introduction of Local Government Structure in New Providence
Since its introduction in 1996, local government has empowered communities in the Family Islands to address many of their local concerns in addition to developing their island communities...
GB Sanitation Services to Make Move Toward Improved Collection Process Launches Survey to Gauge Public Opinion
November 29, 2017
GB Sanitation Services to Make Move Toward Improved Collection Process Launches Survey to Gauge Public Opinion
Known as the ?Magic City?, Freeport has long been hailed for its planned residential communities and clean streets. This has been due largely in part to the superior standard in waste management and garbage collection set by Grand Bahama?s Sanitation Services Company...
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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