Bahamas: Supreme Court Launches Electronic Filing and Case Management System
On February 5, 2024, the Bahamas Supreme Court launched a new electronic filing and case management system called Folio e-filing. The use of the new system is regulated by the Supreme Court (Electronic Filing) Rules, 2023 adopted by the Court’s Rules Committee on September 6, 2023, under the Committee’s authority under section 76 of the … Continue reading “Bahamas: Supreme Court Launches Electronic Filing…
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Levush, Ruth
Date:2024-07-04
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Bahamas: Parliament to Consider Criminalizing Marital Rape
Bahamian news media reported in mid-September 2022 that the government of the Bahamas had drafted legislation to criminalize marital rape and was inviting feedback on the legislation from stakeholders. The government’s move comes in the wake of public outcry after a decision issued by the Supreme Court of the Bahamas on August 29, 2022, which … Continue reading “Bahamas: Parliament to Consider Criminalizing Marital…
Contributor:
Chalupovitsch, Michael
Date:2022-11-13
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Bahamas: Parliament to Consider VAT Legislation
(Aug. 14, 2014) The Government of the Bahamas proposed new legislation on value-added tax on July 23, 2014; parliament is expected to consider the Value Added Tax Bill 2014 when it reconvenes in late August. (VAT Bill and Regulations (July 23, 2014), Government of Bahamas website [click on “Value Added Tax” and then on “Value […]
Contributor:
Johnson, Constance
Date:2014-08-14
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Bahamas: Government Launches New Effort to Stem Illegal Immigration
(Sept. 17, 2010) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html (last visited Sept. 14, 2010).) Nevertheless, the Bahamas' long-standing problem with illegal immigration has not abated over the past couple of years. The country is located near a number of jurisdictions that many persons have sought to flee, including Haiti and Cuba. Other persons have illegally entered the country from the […]
Contributor:
Clarke, Stephen
Date:2010-09-17
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Bahamas: Government Defends Expedited Extradition of the “Barefoot Bandit”
(Aug. 10, 2010) The United States and the Bahamas are parties to an Extradition Treaty that became effective in 1994. (U.S. Department of State, TREATIES IN FORCE, http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty/tif/index.htm (last visited Aug. 4, 2010).) Thus, when the teenage fugitive whose full name is Colton Harris-Moore, but who is more commonly known as the “Barefoot Bandit,” crashed […]
