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Advocacy group Women United said it was close to reaching an agreement on amendments to the Protection Against Violence Act with Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Obie Wilchcombe. Wilchcombe was found dead in Grand Bahama on Monday morning. “He had promised to work with WU, and I believe that we were close to
Minister of Social Services Obie Wilchcombe yesterday met with women’s groups to discuss their concerns with the recently passed Protection Against Violence Act and what changes they want to see in the law. “ ... We’re seeking a win-win situation,” Wilchcombe told reporters after the forum. “We’re trying to get to a point where we
Women’s groups pushing for a “comprehensive” bill to address gender-based violence in The Bahamas say they are focusing on securing amendments to the Protection Against Violence Bill recently passed in both houses of Parliament. They are seeking amendments “that will bring it in line with some of the fundamental elements of the Gender-Based Violence Bill”,
Graduates of the Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre’s four-week course display their certificates following their graduation exercise. Also in attendance were Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell (seated, second right), Department of Gender and Family Affairs Director Dr Jacinta Higgs (seated, second left) and Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre President and CEO Prodesta Moore (seated, right). (BIS PHOTO/PATRICK HANNA) NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Templeton Foundation’s $25,000 grant to local NGO the Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre (BUYDC) is projected to provide ...