Freed from 50 shades of film garbage

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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...

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Bahamas Waste Launches Social Media Competition to Recognize Garbage Technicians

If cleanliness is indeed next to Godliness, then the hardworking garbage technicians at Bahamas Waste are closer to heaven than any of us...

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Bahamas Waste launches social media competition to recognize garbage technicians

If cleanliness is indeed next to Godliness, then the hardworking garbage technicians at Bahamas Waste are closer to heaven than any of us.
Since its inception, Bahamas Waste has made leaps and bounds in addressing key waste management needs for residents across New Providence. The foundation of that business is built upon weekly collection services from homes in various communities around the isla...

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Yamacraw property prices 'decreasing' due to 'mountains of garbage'

A LOCAL real estate broker has expressed concerns that the property values of homes in the Yamacraw constituency are "steadily decreasing" due to "mountains of garbage" throughout certain portions of the area's main road...

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Public warning over penalties for garbage dumping

THE public is being warned that dumping of debris in any space - private or public - not deemed an authorised dumpsite is illegal and in breach of The Environmental Health Act, Chapter 232 and the Health Regulations.

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Public warning over penalties for garbage dumping

THE public is being warned that dumping of debris in any space - private or public - not deemed an authorised dumpsite is illegal and in breach of The Environmental Health Act, Chapter 232 and the Health Regulations.

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KB song mocks 'garbage man' Jerome Fitzgerald

POPULAR singer Kirkland "KB" Bodie, in a new song, has called Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald a "peeping Tom" and a "garbage man" for the minister's disclosure of private emails exchanged between members of the Save the Bays environment group during parliamentary proceedings several months ago.

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Puppet presentations educate Grand Bahama youth on proper garbage disposal

The Keep Grand Bahama Clean (KGBC) committee has officially concluded its annual puppet show summer camp presentations.

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Labour issues being blamed for garbage problems

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

LABOUR issues at the Department of Environmental Health Service are being blamed for the continuing discord over waste collection in Nassau, it was revealed yesterday.

In response to concerns published in The Tribune last week, Environment Minister Earl Deveaux attributed the problems experienced to "supply chain management, s...

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