{"id":4529,"date":"2018-02-16T09:46:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2018-02-16T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T15:00:06","slug":"govt-renew-bahamas-abruptly-terminated-landfill-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/govt-renew-bahamas-abruptly-terminated-landfill-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt: Renew Bahamas ‘Abruptly’ Terminated Landfill Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE government maintained yesterday that former New Providence Landfill manager Renew Bahamas \u201cabruptly\u201d terminated its contract to remediate the dumpsite, while insisting ongoing challenges at the site do not place it in breach of Baha Mar\u2019s heads of agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Questions have been raised about the implications of the government\u2019s failure to honour a commitment made by the previous administration to resolve the landfill\u2019s issues by December 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

This commitment was part of the April 25, 2017 heads of agreement with Baha Mar\u2019s new owner, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE).<\/p>\n

It was reported that any failure by the government to resolve the landfill\u2019s problems by that date would be treated as a \u201cforce majeure\u201d event, meaning CTFE and its Baha Mar-owning affiliate could be released from performing their heads of agreement obligations for as long as it takes to remediate the landfill\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n

However, in a statement to The Tribune, Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Anthony Newbold said there is no breach and there is no cause for alarm.<\/p>\n

It came the day after Renew in a statement refuted accusations by Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira, who had said the company\u2019s management of the dumpsite was a \u201cdisaster\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said the Department of Environmental Health Services had done a better job with the landfill when compared with Renew.<\/p>\n

Contract<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe previous manager of the site Renew Bahamas abruptly terminated their contract unilaterally,\u201d Mr Newbold\u2019s statement noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government was compelled to utilise the Department of Environmental Health to resume management on a temporary basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Minister of the Environment Romauld Ferreira has already publicly outlined the steps being taken by the government to secure a lasting comprehensive resolution to the problem by having requested expressions of interest pursuant to technical advice and having now created a short list of qualified interested parties who will be invited to tender.<\/p>\n

Resolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meanwhile, the government is working diligently to remediate the fire issue at the dumpsite, pending the comprehensive resolution towards which the government is already working.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is thus no breach of the very words extracted from the HOA; and no cause for any alarm on the part of the press or public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The heads of agreement contained a commitment from the government to make several infrastructure improvements to maximise Baha Mar\u2019s success, including remediation and improved operation of the landfill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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THE government maintained yesterday that former New Providence Landfill manager Renew Bahamas \u201cabruptly\u201d terminated its contract to remediate the dumpsite, while insisting ongoing challenges at the site do not place…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[166,173,196],"class_list":["post-4529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-newsdevelopments","tag-bahamas","tag-contracts","tag-waste-management"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Fire-at-Bahamas-Garbage-Dump-Bahamas-Tribune.jpg?fit=1024%2C614&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-1b3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4212,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/minister-17-landfill-bids-will-get-the-best-result\/","url_meta":{"origin":4529,"position":0},"title":"Minister: 17 Landfill Bids Will ‘Get The Best Result’","author":"Michele Marius","date":"January 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A Cabinet Minister yesterday asserted that the Government \"will get the best result for the Bahamian people\" after receiving 17 'expressions of interest' (EoIs) for the New Providence landfill. #Romauld Ferreira, minister of the environment and housing, conceded to Tribune Business that the process was already behind schedule, but emphasised:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News\/Developments"","block_context":{"text":"News\/Developments","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/category\/newsdevelopments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/landfill-Prylarer-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/landfill-Prylarer-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/landfill-Prylarer-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/landfill-Prylarer-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4041,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/sarkis-i-stopped-169m-bogus-bills\/","url_meta":{"origin":4529,"position":1},"title":"Sarkis: I Stopped $169m Bogus Bills","author":"Michele Marius","date":"January 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Sarkis Izmirlian is claiming Baha Mar\u2019s main contractor would have cost him $169 million in \u201cgrossly over-valued bids\u201d had he not intervened in its procurement process. 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