Nassau, BahamasAttorney General John
Delaney is pleased to announce the launch of the official website of the
Office
of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs: www. bahamas.gov.bs/attorneygeneral.
The website is
the result of a special project of Attorney General Delaney intended to serve
the public as a convenient source of information regarding the role and
function of that Office and the Ministry of Legal Affairs and legal
developments.
The website
contains information regarding the Attorney General’s constitutional authority,
the present ministerial portfolio, and the work of the Office of Attorney
General, including the Departments of Legal Affairs and Public Prosecutions
respectively. There is also
information about the function of Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace for
which the Attorney General has ministerial responsibility. It also records the legislative agenda
and states which Bills are currently before Parliament…and much more.
Students will
find the list of Attorneys General past and present useful for their civics
class. Law students will benefit
from information as to the functions of different parts of the Office of the
Attorney General. Practitioners
will find it a convenient place to see what legislative bills are expected to
be brought to Parliament, those that are currently before Parliament, and be
able to connect directly to the Laws Online to access the Statute Laws of The
Bahamas.
The public should
also find this website as a place to keep abreast of legal developments not
otherwise addressed by the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court.
The Attorney
General heartily thanks all those who have contributed to the website
project. Special acknowledgment is
made of Deputy Law Reform & Revision Commissioner Tina Demeritte-Roye who
chaired the effort, and the Information Technology Unit of the Ministry of
Finance which provided all of the technical support, particularly, Director
June Collie, Web-designer Kino Knowles, Patricia Armbrister and Perciss
Mackey.
