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Here's 12 up-and-coming bits of legislation you may have missed thanks to the hustle and bustle of Covid-19 last year.

A blow for transparency, but culture shift may be far off From left are Information Commissioner retired Justice Keith Thompson, Attorney General Carl Bethel and Deputy Information Commissioner Shane Miller. The announcement by the attorney general on Sunday of the appointments of an information commissioner and a deputy commissioner, and the opening of the Freedom of Information office – though not yet to the public – were important steps in a long quest for more open and accountable gov...

Four investment projects to be expedited, says PM The Marina at Hoopers Bay in Exuma, one of the projects pushed through the pipeline by the government. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said the government will soon push through the pipeline at least four investment projects expected to have a significant impact on the economy. One of the recommendations made by the Economic Recovery Committee (ERC) last October was to expedite the processing of the Bahamian and foreign direct investments cur...

Suite of fiscal legislation tabled in House of Assembly: Changes ahead for public financial management, says PM By Staff1 / in IN FOCUS, In The News: / on Friday, 12 Feb 2021 12:51 PM / Comments Off on Suite of fiscal legislation tabled in House of Assembly: Changes ahead for public financial management, says PM / 1075 PM Minnis tables a suite of new fiscal legislation in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021. Citing its aim to reform public finance manageme...

Financial, statistics bills introduced in House Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday tabled three bills that he said will deliver on his government’s promises of accountability and transparency. The Public Debt Management Bill, 2021, the Public Finance Management Bill, 2021 and the Statistics Bill, 2021 along with the Public Procurement Bill, 2020, which was tabled last year, make up a compendium that Minnis said will modernize public finance manag...