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Allyson Maynard-Gibson

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'Full throttle' on 75% time cut for deeds recording

The Registrar General’s Department is aiming to slash the time required to record deeds and documents by more than 75 per cent, with the Bahamas bidding to break into the world’s top 10 for ‘ease of doing business’.

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'No evidence' of child prostitution

FOLLOWING Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe’s revelation that the government was investigating reported incidents of prostitution involving young boys at Prince George dock, the government now says “there is no evidence” of child prostitution in the country.

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An end to discrimination - except over sexuality

ATTORNEY General, Allyson Maynard Gibson said yesterday the Constitution should be amended to end all forms of discrimination, except discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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'$2m for police cars will help fight crime'

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the $2 million allocation for new police cars in the 2013/2014 budget will help with saturation patrol and thus”address crime” and the fear of crime.

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Attorney General: Public will be satisfied with oil drilling rules

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the public will be “satisfied” with the planned regulatory framework to be put in place ahead of the start of exploratory oil drilling – as it “meets the highest environmental and regulatory standards”.

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Trademark regime 'fully certified' by year-end

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday said the Bahamas’ trademark registry will be fully World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) certified by year’s-end, adding that move would be a “tremendous advancement” for this country’s intellectual property rights regime.

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Gov't targeting key global IP recognition

The Government wants the intellectual property registry at the Registrar General’s Department to become recognised by the area’s leading global authority, the Attorney General said this weekend.

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AG targeting 'disturbing' company formation findings

Branding World Bank findings that it takes 10-11 days to form a company in Bahamas as “unacceptable”, the Attorney General has unveiled a Companies Advisory Committee to tackle the “disturbing” result.

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Local government bill to help family islanders

FAMILY islanders will soon be able to apply for certain services at home rather than footing the travel costs to obtain documents in the capital.

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Video system for courts

A new video conference system that will allow certain criminal cases to be conducted by video, is set to save the government millions of dollars and cut down on the “traffic hazard” caused by transporting prisoners to court.

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Tributes paid to Paul Adderley

Politicians and former politicians remember the life and work of Paul Adderley.

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'Ingraham was to blame for 2002 referendum failure'

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was to fully blame for the failure of the 2002 referendum, Senator Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.

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Swift Justice scheme to be a key part of crackdown on crime

THE reimplementation of Swift Justice is a significant plank in the government's "Safe Bahamas" anti-crime plan, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said.

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