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Statement by the Senator, the Hon. Allyson Maynard- Gibson, QC Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs on the referendum bills
Madam President, today standing on the shoulders of the Suffragettes, including my Grandmother Georgiana Kathleen Symonette and in the shadow if Dame Doris Johnson, the first female President of the Senate, it is with great joy and enormous gratitude that at the first reading stage I will bring to the Senate today four bills to give men and women equal rights under our nation?s Constitution.
Darville: Bills to legalise and decriminalise marijuana will be passed by end of year
BILLS legalising medical marijuana use and decriminalising recreational marijuana use will be passed before the end of this year, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday.
House vote on gender equality bills delayed again
House vote on gender equality bills delayed again
The long-awaited vote on the constitutional amendment bills in the House of Assembly was delayed again yesterday after Dr. Bernard Nottage revealed that several members of the opposition have reportedly withdrawn their support for one of the bills.
In this regard, the government was advised by the Constitutional Commission late last week that several additional members of the opposition had indica...
Bills to improve govt's AML/CFT regime passed
Bills to improve govt's AML/CFT regime passed
Parliamentarians yesterday passed bills to further safeguard the financial services sector - the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill, 2019 and the International Obligations (Economic and Ancillary Measures) Amendment Bill, 2019. The first bill stipulates that a financial institution must make a report to the Financial Intelligence Unit [...]
Financial services bills pass in House
Financial services bills pass in House
A compendium of financial services bills, including the Non-Profit Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was unanimously passed in the House of Assembly yesterday. Exumas and Ragged Island MP Chester Copper, who serves as shadow minister of finance, said the opposition did not have any "burning issues" [...]
2023 Compendium of Judicial Bills presented in the Senate by Attorney General Ryan Pinder
2023 Compendium of Judicial Bills presented in the Senate by Attorney General Ryan Pinder
Meeting of the Senate before the Christmas break: 2023 Compendium of Judicial Bills presented in the Senate by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, the Hon. Ryan Pinder.
House passes bills that look to improve the judicial system
THE House of Assembly passed a group of bills to improve the judicial system.
New Court Bills To Make Way For Independent Judiciary
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Debate got underway in the House of Assembly to, among other things, cut executive control over court facilities and management. The court services bill is one of those bills and according to Housing and Urban Development Minister Keith Bell, it will provide administration and court services for the court.
OPM confirms no added fees to electricity bills
OPM confirms no added fees to electricity bills
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Office of The Prime Minister has confirmed that there will be no new fees added to electricity bills. OPM Acting Press Secretary Keishla Adderley says that a $5 late fee was on the table for consideration; however, due to the current economic climate "the Davis administration did not vote in favor of [...]
BHTA President: Hotels Still Seeing High Power Bills
BHTA President: Hotels Still Seeing High Power Bills
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - As power bills decline for many, Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association President Robert 'Sandy' Sands says hotels aren't seeing the drop-off.