The Tribune

WITH THE deadline for public consultation on the long-awaited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) fast approaching, two leading authorities will appear on a popular local radio show tomorrow afternoon.

Attorney Lemarque Campbell and Matthew Aubry, representatives of Citizens for a Better Bahamas (CBB), will appear on the Save The Bays radio show, ‘Voice of the Bays: The Environment Speaks’, from 5pm on Love 97.5, which will air live in Nassau and Grand Bahama.

Joseph Darville, radio show host and chairman of Save The Bays, congratulated CBB after it was named the official national contact for Transparency International, a global entity with a mandate to identify areas of corruption among government, businesses and individuals while ensuring ongoing transparency and accountability through implementation of worldwide conventions.

“On behalf of Save The Bays, we are very pleased that through Citizens for a Better Bahamas, Transparency International will have a presence in The Bahamas,” said Mr Darville. “FOIA is a crucial pillar of Save The Bays and we look forward to supporting, assisting and wherever possible aligning resources with Citizens for a Better Bahamas to make those who represent us accountable and ensure transparency among those acting on behalf of the people of this nation.”

Mr Aubry and Mr Campbell will discuss the organisation’s role and share findings which came out of multiple town hall meetings during the public consultation for FOIA held around the country and discussions with public and private shareholders, including representatives from the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employees Confederation on the consultation process.

The final town hall meeting before the deadline will be at Governor’s Harbour Primary School, Eleuthera, on Thursday, June 30.