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Jamaican QC criticises Interception of Communications Bill
A JAMAICAN Queen’s counsel has criticised the Interception of Communications Bill for allowing the attorney general’s involvement in the process of obtaining warrants for intercepting a person’s communications.Michael Hylton, a former solicitor gener
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396 Haitians on intercepted vessel
THE United States Coast Guard intercepted a vessel with 396 Haitians on board near Cay Sal Bank yesterday.
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Bid to intercept letters, emails
THE government has tabled a bill in the House of Assembly that aims to create a “single legal framework” that would allow the Commissioner of Police to obtain a warrant from a judge to intercept and examine a person’s communications from telecommunications operators, internet providers and postal services for a period of three months.
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‘Interception Bill will fulfill international obligations’
ONCE the Interceptions of Communications Bill is passed in Parliament, the country will be fulfilling international obligations, attorney Wayne Munroe, QC, told The Tribune.
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160 migrants intercepted at Ragged Island and Acklins
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force, in conjunction with international counterparts, apprehended two migrant sloops in separate operations early yesterday morning with more than 160 people on board.The first sloop carrying Haitian migrants was intercepte
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300 Cubans intercepted in past eight months
MORE than 300 Cubans have been intercepted at sea and brought to Grand Bahama in the past eight months as they continue flee their homeland in greater numbers to reach the United States.
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Dame Joan ‘suspicious’ of intercept bill timing
FORMER Court of Appeal President Dame Joan Sawyer has questioned the timing of the proposed Interception of Communications Bill (ICB) and said she found it “suspicious” that it was being introduced “long after the creation” of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
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US Coast Guard reports Cubans repatriated after vessels intercepted
THE US Coast Guard reported that 31 Cubans were repatriated yesterday following two vessels being intercepted.
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Attorney General thanks civic groups after intercept bill delay
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said she is happy that the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation, the Organisation for Responsible Government and other civil society organisations have recognised the government’s commitment to public consultation on the controversial Interception of Communications Bill.
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We March protest against 'Spying Bill' called off
WE MARCH Bahamas has called off a planned protest on Wednesday afternoon against the Interceptions of Communications Bill after an announcement on Tuesday night by the Attorney General of a "period of public consultation" before the legislation is implemented.
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Bethel: ‘Spy Bill’ not set in stone
AMID calls for the Interception of the Communication Bill to be permanently shelved, Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday said the proposed legislation in its current form could “possibly” be amended, adding consideration will be given to additional changes at the Cabinet level.
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Fred Smith condemns bill allowing police to intercept communications
GRAND Bahama Human Rights Association president Fred Smith on Friday railed against a bill tabled by the government that would allow police to intercept and examine a person’s communications from telecommunications operators, internet providers and postal services.
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Law would give power of secret entry to homes and businesses
THE Interception of Communications Bill gives police officers the power to obtain warrants to “secretly” enter into homes and businesses in order to seize communications and install interception devices within them, attorney Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday as he continued to campaign for parliamentarians to indefinitely postpone debate on the bill until public consultation takes place.
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Intercept bill consultation hailed as a victory
THE Grand Bahama Human Rights Association yesterday hailed the postponement of debate on the Interception of Communications Bill 2017 for public consultation as a landmark victory.
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Henfield votes no to spy bill
SENATOR Ranard Henfield voted against the Interception of Communications Bill in the upper house on Friday, the only senator to do so.He criticised the involvement of the attorney general in sanctioning interception devices as well as a provision all
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New spy bill tabled
THE Minnis administration tabled an Interception of Communication Bill and legislation to create legal framework for the disbanded National Intelligence Agency in the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Vessel intercepted with 58 Haitian nationals on board
Police Marine Officers intercepted a Haitian vessel on Friday with 58 Haitian nationals on board.
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20 more Cubans are intercepted at Cay Sal
ANOTHER 20 Cuban migrants were intercepted at Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas and brought to Grand Bahama, bringing the number taken in custody in Freeport this week to 47.
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Police intercept 22 illegal migrants on a boat west of New Providence
TWENTY-TWO illegal immigrants, including two children and an infant, were apprehended on Saturday when their vessel was intercepted west of New Providence.
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Prison staff retirement age to increase five years
THE government will increase the retirement age of subordinate correctional officers from 50 to 55, according to a new bill.
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