A MAN is dead after a traffic accident in New Providence yesterday.
The notices were published yesterday amid anticipation from Free National Movement insiders that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is gearing up to call an early election.
#The PLP said: “We immediately point out that the condition for transferring as laid out in the public notice is wrong in law. Voters who transfer to a new constituency can legally vote in their former constituency up to one year after transferring if they chose to.
#“The government must correct this error. Further, according to the public notice, voters registering for the first time need only swear an affidavit of their current residence. Transferees on the other hand are required to produce evidence of current residence. This latter is a serious impediment to transferees, in particular displaced Bahamians from the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama who are currently living with family and friends.
#“The government must have recognised that this imposition on transferees in light of the extraordinary circumstances of Dorian amounts to voter suppression.”
#The PLP said Dr Minnis should use the discretion of his office to “expand the voting franchise and encourage voter participation – not suppress the vote.”
#The party added: “Many Bahamians view this as a permission and an underhanded political tactic by a vulnerable government led by a prime minister desperate to hang onto power.
#“Certainly, this discretionary policy is offensive to the spirit and initial intent of the constitution regarding the voting franchise.
#“Further, the need to transfer by thousands of Bahamians is significantly magnified and complicated by the government’s ill-advised decision to use the 2017 voter’s register as the permanent register rather than creating a new permanent register as was recommended by the PLP.
Police said speed played a factor in the incident in which two other people were injured and taken to hospital to be treated.
The accident involved a RAV 4 Crossover SUV and a Mack truck yesterday.
“Shortly after 11am, police received reports of a traffic collision that occurred on Charles W Saunders Highway,” ASP Audley Peters said. “Officers responded and on their arrival on the scene they found a green RAV 4 had collided into a white Mack truck.
“An inspection of the RAV 4 revealed three occupants which included two males and a female. The two males were in the front seat. One of the males in the front seat was found to be unresponsive and all the persons in the vehicle received injuries.”
Emergency Medical Services were on the scene where one of the passengers of the RAV 4 was declared dead.
“EMS was called and on their arrival they rendered assistance to all passengers,” said ASP Peters.
“However, the male passenger in the front seat succumbed to his injuries. The female and male were transferred to the hospital via ambulance.
“The preliminary investigation revealed the RAV 4 was travelling east along Charles W Saunders (Highway) when it collided into the Mack truck which was stationary at the time. That is as much of the information that we can give on this incident at the moment.”
“It was the passenger that perished and there is no evidence to suggest that alcohol was involved in this incident. It appears that speed was a factor based on the evidence on the scene.”
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