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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.
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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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...
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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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...
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