NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas authorities says it’s “actively” implementing the Freedom of Data Act (FOIA) after a senior authorities minister raised eyebrows over the laws final week.
In a short assertion, the Workplace of the Prime Minister mentioned it “needs to clarify the Davis administration’s dedication to the implementation of the Freedom of Data Act (FOIA).”
Final week, International Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell, the chairman of the ruling Progressive Liberal Get together (PLP), advised the Nassau Guardian newspaper that “we oppose this Freedom of Data Act concept.
“The FNM (Free Nationwide Motion) has this view; they’ve handed one thing referred to as the Fiscal Duty Act, the Procurement Act, the Freedom of Data Act; all of these items don’t have anything to do with atypical lives versus only a bunch of public relations, accounting procedures and complicated exercise with motion.
“So, the prime minister is saying, ‘Yeah, we’ve received a Freedom of Data Act, and we’ll get to it. If you would like info from the Ministry of International Affairs, you possibly can come and get it. There’s no situation with info being disclosed on this nation,” Mitchell added.
The FNM chief, Michael Pintard, in a press release, condemned the PLP, saying, “Merely put, the PLP has unequivocally betrayed the Bahamian folks with Minister Fred Mitchell’s gorgeous confession that the PLP objects to the Freedom of Data Act,
“We within the FNM condemn this self-serving PLP model of maladministration. We reject the haughty and conceited stance of Davis, Mitchell, and their PLP colleagues that the
The political directorate is just not obligated to indicate the Bahamian folks how their cash is spent. Governments should not be allowed to disregard the legal guidelines that they don’t like,” he added.
However in its assertion, the Workplace of the Prime Minister famous that Mitchell “in a latest Nassau Guardian article, affirmed that the federal government is actively shifting ahead with the FOIA’s implementation.
“This step underscores our unwavering dedication to making sure transparency and accountability in governance, integral to our democratic ideas and the general public’s proper to info,” the assertion added.
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