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In a new court filing, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe has outlined events he said led to a decision within days of the change in government in September 2021 to place Commissioner of Corrections Charles Murphy on administrative leave, including what he contends was Murphy’s inability to provide an update on COVID-19 protocols at the prison.
Minister Dames: It’s a normal occurrence; don’t read too deeply into it NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) yesterday advised its heads of departments to submit the names of marines expected to vote in the advanced polls in the upcoming general election. In a memo sent out on April 29, the law enforcement agency said the move is “in preparation for the possibility of an early General Election”. Marvin Dames. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet yesterday, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, who has responsibility for elections, said the memo is “nothi...
By EARYEL BOWLEG ebowleg@tribunemedia.net THE COVID-19 pandemic has added more backlogs to the courts, but Chief Justice Brian Moree, QC, said the judiciary is working its way through those cases which have been disrupted since March. At a contract signing with the Bahamas judiciary and Anchor Group, Chief Justice Moree said: “What I can say is that we have each division of the court system looking at the backlog and we’re attacking it two different ways. We’re looking at the backlog as it existed prior to March 2020 in other words prior to the major shutdown as a result of the pandemic...
(BIS Photo / Eric Rose) Nassau, The Bahamas - Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames met with Chairman of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee and former Police Commissioner Paul Farquharson, on December 14, 2020, at his Ministry's Head Office, University Drive. Among those present from the Ministry included Deputy Permanent Secretary Lisa Adderley; Under Secretary Cheryl Darville; and Legal In-House Counsel Paul Jones. Minister Dames noted that the meeting was to get an update on the progress of the Committee, especially in terms of the processing of applica...
Can. thank you. >> let me start by saying thank you to minister dames for the strong leadership and the close collaboration. as we're part of a broader effort, we look forward to continuing to collaborate with our great partners and all of our -- all of the global push that is being made here to help in the bahamas. i'd like to highlight that stephanie bowers has done in order to coordinate the u.s. government response and initial making sure that we're in synchronization. now the department of the homeland is a great enabler. we're looking to enable the broader relief effort to have tin tende...