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Volume: 119 No.182, August 16, 2022
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$48M OWED TO WSC AS IT TURNS OFF TAPS Disconnections of delinquent accounts resume By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Water & Sewerage Corporation has seen a $2m reduction in customer arrears since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with monies owed to the company now said to be around $48m. In March, WSC officials revealed about $50m in unpaid bills were still owed to the corporation by delinquent customers.
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Officials also said at the time that some 45,625 customers were behind on their payments and that the corporation would resume disconnections on March 28 earlier this year. Pressed for an update on the latest figures yesterday, acting Chief Financial Officer Patrice Munroe said customer arrears had slightly decreased due to an increase of consumers paying down on their bills. SEE PAGE THREE
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PINEWOOD DRAINAGE SYSTEM WORK ‘SOON’ By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net PINEWOOD MP Myles Laroda says he has been informed that construction works on a new drainage system for his constituency will begin shortly after the completion of a 600ft well for the area. Plans for the drilling project were announced in May by Works and Utilities
Minister Alfred Sears, who said his ministry was on an aggressive campaign to fix the drainage systems in flood-prone zones in the capital, including Pinewood Gardens. “We will be introducing for the first time the drilling in a pilot area of Pinewood of a 600-foot well,” Mr Sears said during a press conference at the time. SEE PAGE THREE
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‘WE WILL HIRE MORE TEACHERS’ EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin speaking at yesterday’s education conclave. Photo: Austin Fernander By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said officials are in the process of hiring teachers as they seek to address shortages in critical areas in core subjects. Speaking on the sidelines of the ministry’s annual public schools administrator’s conclave yesterday, the minister highlighted efforts made
to hire new teachers as the opening of schools for the new year approaches. “We’re hiring many, many teachers in this upcoming season,” Mrs Hanna Martin told reporters. “So, the hiring is well under way. We’re seeking to address shortages in critical areas in core subjects. It’s a challenge. The teacher shortage is happening globally so The Bahamas will not be excluded from that. “We’re subjected to the same challenges as
nurses, but we’re trying our utmost to actively and proactively to recruit teachers to take office in the ensuing days, weeks, and months ahead.” Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson had previously told teachers to get ready to take industrial action on August 22, insisting the government has had ample time to bring closure to matters of concern for educators. SEE PAGE FOUR
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PASTOR Carlos Reid, a consultant to the Ministry of National Security, has said the government’s “violence interrupters” initiative has not yet started, despite continued murders in the country. The homicide count now stands at 87, with two homicides over the weekend. The latest incident happened at around 10am on Saturday at a residence on Kenilworth Street. The victim was a 57-year-old SEE PAGE FIVE
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