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Chamber concerned about 'minister' NHI role
Chamber concerned about 'minister' NHI role
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) pointed out several concerns with the Christie administration's draft National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. Primarily, those concerns surrounded the responsibilities for the minister to be appointed for National Health Insurance and part two of the draft legislation. The majority of the government's responses were "a policy decis...
Govt responds to Supreme Court parliamentary privilege ruling
Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles' ruling that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald breached the constitutional right to privacy of the environmental group Save The Bays (STB) when he read its private emails in Parliament is "wrong on the facts and the law", the government said in a statement.
"The judgement delivered today (Tuesday) in the matter of parliamentary privilege and involving the Minister o...
Bar assoc. calls Supreme Court ruling 'fearless'
Bar assoc. calls Supreme Court ruling 'fearless'
Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday applauded the "fearlessness" of Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles in her ruling on Tuesday that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald breached the constitutional right to privacy of members of the environmental group Save The Bays (STB) when he disclosed their private emails and financial details in Parliament.
"I am elated because what it dem...
Moss: Court ruling is scandalous
Moss: Court ruling is scandalous
Marco City MP Greg Moss yesterday called Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles' ruling that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald breached the constitutional right to privacy of members of the environmental group Save The Bays (STB) when he disclosed their private emails and financial details in Parliament "scandalous".
Moss also urged that the matter be moved to the Court of Appeal as soon as possible to a...
Fitzgerald ordered to pay 150K in privacy case
Fitzgerald ordered to pay 150K in privacy case
Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles ruled yesterday that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald breached the constitutional right to privacy of members of the environmental group Save The Bays (STB) when he disclosed their private emails and financial details in Parliament, and ordered him to pay $150,000 in damages.
The ruling was handed down yesterday morning.
Charles said Fitzgerald's disclosure of STB'...
Emails 'should not have been tabled'
Emails 'should not have been tabled'
HOUSE Speaker Dr. Kendall Major admitted yesterday that he should not have allowed Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald to read and table the private emails of environmental action group Save The Bays in Parliament.
Turnquest supports email ruling
Turnquest supports email ruling
ALTHOUGH his party has not released an official position, Free National Movement Deputy Leader K. Peter Turnquest yesterday expressed support for the court ruling that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald could not be protected by parliamentary privilege when he tabled the personal emails of members of Save the Bays.
DNA rival urges voters to throw out Fitzgerald
DNA rival urges voters to throw out Fitzgerald
Democratic National Alliance Marathon candidate Emily Williams has urged voters not to re-elect current MP Jerome Fitzgerald given his controversial track record with the Rubis Gas Leak and his most recent legal woes stemming from the disclosure of private emails in parliament which saw him fined $150,000 by a Supreme Court judge.
Former data commissioner launches 2017 election bid
Former data commissioner launches 2017 election bid
FORMER Data Protection Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin is not concerned about the naysayers who question her motivation to make a bid for the South Andros constituency as an independent candidate in next year's general election.
Save the Bays: Is our privacy still under threat
Save the Bays: Is our privacy still under threat
ENVIRONMENTAL action group Save The Bays (STB) yesterday questioned whether its privacy and personal information were still under threat after Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald claimed that the group had spent nearly $1m on legal fees for their constitutional challenge against him.