The Constitution of The Bahamas is based on the Westminster Model, allowing for three distinct branches under the Governmental Structure. These include The Executive Branch, The Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. Not sure the Executive Branch will cross over into the Judicial aspect of the government. We remember when V. Alfred Grey did that in a case, dated March 25th 2015.

EMBATTLED Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP for MICAL V Alfred Gray has been relieved of his Cabinet post as a minister responsible for local government amid a police investigation into allegations that he used his power to interfere with the judicial process.

Perhaps the best way to keep your police record clean is to not challenge the system...not matter how good an excuse you have.

Tiger ??????? and after starving to death should their gravestone read "Here lies John Doe, an upstanding (now flat lying) citizen, who did not challenge the system."

What investigation in Gray interference was done? Who relived him? You mean the people voted him out?

Y *Young black men of the Bahamas are disadvantage, He should not have been arrested or
charged in the courts. a simple warning would have suffice..

Remember Doc at Cabbage Beach and the destruction of property he promised to wipe
their records clean. What happened to that. Was Moultrie there??

Jason Williams deserves to have his conviction quashed.

what Alfred did for the young man in the Family Island was the right thing to do. he can
sleep at night. Remember the FNM Papa and the Bare foot bandit and the man who
did not stand trail for Murder. Does hue have anything to do with it??

Alfred was totally wrong. He overstepped his boundaries into the Judiciary and should have been thrown in jail.

Stop the political shenanigans and let's grow our country by putting country over party politics.

If the curfew breakers upon being convicted and must pay or go to jail and then also has a stain put on his police record whereas it will hinder them in any way their ability to travel or get a job would mean this Government is heartless with no soul and compassion. What is written on the record unlawful wandering during a curfew?

Ma comrade Mandela, no better time open a serious dialogue about what sure as hell resembles true **local** Trumpism in play?
Can you even begin to picture what an American landscape would look like under a second 4-year Trumpish regime?

For the love of God, a criminal record for selling COCONUTS road side in The BAHAMAS? Quash the conviction and fine the judge, the arresting officer and the politician responsible for this heinous act against a Bahamian youth. There is still a huge question as to the legality of this lock-down in the name of preventing the spread of the mysterious global virus.

The nation was under laws to keep hundreds of persons at home to minimize transferral and spreading of this Covid 19 virus which does not yet have vaccine. Thousands of Bahamians who are self employed depriving themselves, great efforts to follow the rules. Vendors who were in the streets and sides of streets followed the law.

At the time knowing the transferring of the Covid 19 virus this young man in this business chapping open cocunut water, pouring water into containers for consumption to each car occupant(s), changing money transferring money, transactions from one car to another......likely dealing with the only authorized workers travelling in cars and are likely First Line Workers being tempted for buying coconut water and jelly preparations and being in front of customers likely First Line Workers. Time for him to join the offenders caught smoking joint and serving penalty breaking law and doing term in prison and join the back of line.

Surprised and shocked he was being aided by young political youngsters who seems to have gone contra against senior Executies of same political group implemted law and with best at the time to stop or minimize deaths caused in the nation.

On the audacity of having to 'Quash Cocunut Conviction' should not be aided especially when hundreds of young men are in Jail convicted for smoking small ganga who did not endanger others lives versus his illegal actions endangered lives of authorized workers on road travelling and likely First Line Workers doing their super human jobs trying to assist and save other lives.

If the FNM Government does not squash not only this young man conviction but every other person who has a 'COVID conviction', they will lose that last bit of respect I have for them. You impose these harsh and strict rules on the country to "save lives"; yet we are opening up the country to tourists with NO TESTING! I can accept the fine, but a conviction? You got to to be kidding me. PM Minnis made these rules and now it is his time to step in and make this right. Change the system. Far too long the courts have been keeping young black Bahamians down, its time the people vote in the judges. We are ruining the future of Bahamians over coconuts and a 9pm curfew; what kind of foolishness is this!!!!! Wearing a mask, washing your hands and social distance save lives, not a 9pm curfew.

Look what they did to the poor guys from Eleuthera for possession of a few leaves of the merry weed. Shame on them.

I has brought up why the **conviction of a comrade teenager for selling coconut waters** on the side of the road in May is telling enough, why the **mere legal declaration nationhood** isn't working as anything more expected out a justice system whilst still under colonial rule.
How is it we colony's 700 out islands and cays has remained so **colonial administrated** as we approach the **44-year milestone** on the other the so-called 1976 Independence declaration? Nod once for yeah, Twice for no.

John Mosko Nolle prosequi a life was lost. The bare foot bandit and cabbage beach were
all right but Alfred Gray stopping a poor young man from going to jail was wrong.

The young man could have been warned told to go home. It is called MERCY which all
of us are in need off.