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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...

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September 11, 2013
Garbage contractors 'to be fired if they don't perform'

THE private contractors hired by the government to collect garbage will be terminated if they are not performing as expected, Environment and Housing Minsiter Kenred Dorsett said yesterday...

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September 12, 2013
Garbage collectors 'will be fired if they are not doing their job properly'

THE private contractors hired by the government to collect garbage will be terminated if they are not performing as expected, Environment and Housing Minsiter Kenred Dorsett said yesterday...

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May 10, 2013
Residents say garbage piled up since last year

RESIDENTS of an apartment complex in Newbold Street are upset by bags of garbage that have been piling up in the neighbourhood 'since last year.'

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April 12, 2013
'Not enough garbage trucks'

ENVIRONMENT Minister Kenred Dorsett yesterday blamed the slow pace of trash collection throughout New Providence on a small fleet of garbage trucks.

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April 11, 2013

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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.

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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...

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June 11, 2012
Dorsett to establish help desk in garbage mayhem

As residents boil with frustration on the issue of slow garbage collection, the minister of the environment says he is looking to establish a help desk to foster better communication and more accountability.
Kenred Dorsett confirmed to Guardian Business that close to 50 percent of its 22-truck fleet is not operational. He admitted that the fleet's reduction has placed a strain on the Department of...

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