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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.

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August 24, 2015
Dorsett denies owning garbage trucks

Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett yesterday dismissed claims that he owns a fleet of garbage trucks or a collection company.

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June 24, 2015
Ruining our beaches with garbage

CONCERNS are being raised about rubbish left on Cabbage Beach, Paradise Island, by vendors who use the area by Riu Palace Hotel near the public access road to sell goods and rent umbrellas.

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June 24, 2015
Move to create new report on Urban Renewal 'pure garbage'

PUBLIC Accounts Committee Chairman Hubert Chipman has condemned the government's decision to challenge Auditor General Terrence Bastian's report into Urban Renewal's Small Homes Repairs project, calling the move "pure garbage".

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March 20, 2014
Video highlights concerns over burning garbage

IN an effort to raise awareness about the noxious effects of the smoke released by the garbage continuing to burn at the city dump, RABL (Raising Awareness about the Bahamian Landfill) has releasing a short documentary which illustrates the adverse effects of these emissions on resident's health and the environment.

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February 24, 2014
Blaze breaks out at Fox Hill garbage dump

FOX Hill residents were smothered by smoke last night after a fire erupted at a makeshift garbage dump on Gray's Terrace, near Canon Pugh Estates...

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Garbage bins bungle
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December 24, 2013
Garbage bins bungle

Dear Editor,
Would it be asking too much of the management of the three companies currently responsible for garbage collection, namely Bahamas Waste, Impac and United Sanitation, to instruct their employees to return my rubbish bins to where they collected them from?
Their usual practice is to either leave them in the road or toss them into the middle of my driveway for me pick up and put away eve...

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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.

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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.

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December 19, 2013