LEGISLATION ON PACE: Compendium of progressive bills by first quarter, says AG – EyeWitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS The government is on track to bring forth its progressive legislative agenda, including a compendium of bills, before the end of the first quarter, including a new cannabis regime.

Speaking to Eyewitness News, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said: We are working assiduously to put together the most progressive, groundbreaking legislative agenda this country would have ever seen and that is on pace and on schedule.

Pinder noted that with parliamentarians set to debate the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) bill, the policy initiative of the government to fulfill many of its promises, especially with respect to the advancement and promotion of sustainability and agribusiness in the country, will be set.

My goal is to have a compendium [of] legislation to the Bahamian people by the end of the first quarter of this [year] and thats this the goal, he said.

Among the legislation expected to be undertaken by the Davis administration are a sovereign wealth fund legislation; carbon credit regulation; legislation to regulate BAMSI and other agriculture developments; financial management amendments; cannabis legislation; and anti-corruption reform.

The governments Speech from the Throne outlined several key aspects of the Davis administrations mandate and a commitment to executing good governance, established on the principles of transparency, integrity and accountability.

Since coming to office, the Davis administration has already fulfilled several campaign promises, including the removal of the curfew and state of emergency; the end of travel health visa for Bahamians domestically and internationally; a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) to 10 percent; and the Merchant Shipping Bill.

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