Citizens for a Better Bahamas Recommendations for Freedom of Information Bill
Written by Bahamas Post -- No author stated
Aug 5, 2015
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Written by Bahamas Post -- No author stated
Aug 5, 2015
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The Bahamas are one of the few countries in the Caribbean who do not partake in the international society. Due to the society, many countries in the region already have laws pertaining to Freedom of Information laws (seek to give citizens a legal right of access to government information, subject to certain qualifications) which is a bill that the country has been trying to pass since 2012. "A previous critique by the Centre for Law and Democracy based in Halifax, Canada, said that while the revised Bill had some modest improvements, it still failed to meet international standards in many respects."
I believe that the country would benefit from imposing this bill because the citizens of the country deserve to know what is occurring in their government. Government officials are voted into their positions, and they should be able to openly show Bahamians why they were voted in and how they are effectively running the state.
This article directly relates to government and politics and the topic is very important in the country right now. The bill was almost passed, just recently vetoed, and citizens are not happy with these results. The people of the Bahamas are beginning to wonder what government officials are hiding, and why.
I believe that the country would benefit from imposing this bill because the citizens of the country deserve to know what is occurring in their government. Government officials are voted into their positions, and they should be able to openly show Bahamians why they were voted in and how they are effectively running the state.
This article directly relates to government and politics and the topic is very important in the country right now. The bill was almost passed, just recently vetoed, and citizens are not happy with these results. The people of the Bahamas are beginning to wonder what government officials are hiding, and why.