Birdiestrachan..their constitution, like ours, is also based on British law and parlimentar government.

There are several reasons for the drop in murders over the past several weeks. (1) Some of the most notorious murderers (yes murder for hire and gang warfare thugs) have been taken off the streets. (2) Killers who go before the courts and are found guilty are getting very heavy sentences, some up to 55 years and this is happening with frequency and consistency. (3) The detection rate for murder with the police is increasing as the murder rate decreases. Meaning hardly anyone is getting away with murder. (4) There is a "changing of the guard' among the new generation. They seem to be more into positive activities, sports, urban renewal activities, community events, rather than gang warfare and violence. (5) While it may have seem to happen overnight it was the long and sustained efforts of the police and the corresponding effects of the courts that are now paying dividends. Bahamians by nature are not cold blooded, rootless killers. Other cultures have infiltrated our society and many of the persons who brought this invasion are now themselves dead, in jail, injured or have walked away from the lifestyle. Think about it. Not even a major incident of violence on Fox Hill Day, and in fact two holidays back to back mostly crime free. And a very strong chance that the murder count can be under 100 or at least at its lowest in five years.

So if fred smith, qc, continues on his plan to run for the parliament then you see the conflict and controversy with a person having so much power and influence in the the two highest organs of democracy in the land. Protect us, ordinary citizens, O Lord.

"The Judiciary shoulders the primary responsibility of protecting the fundamental rights of the citizens in India, and if any citizen comes to it claiming violation of the same, the Judiciary has to entertain his petition, even though it might be related to Parliamentary privileges. The Parliament treats this as an interference by Judiciary into its domain. It claims supreme authority in the matters of its own privileges and any question raised upon it by the Judiciary is not entertained by the Parliament." Dr. Pankaj D. Kakde, Assistant Professor, S. P.
College of Law (Affiliated to RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur), Tadoba Road, Tukum, Chandrapur-442401. E-mail- kakdepd@gmail.com.
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Not just in the Bahamas

"Abstract

The legislature and the Judiciary are the two strongest pillars of our democratic governance. The Founding Fathers intended to place them

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side-by-side

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in the structural framework of the Constitution, but,

it appears that on several issues they stand ‘

diagonally-

opposite’ to each other. The issue of Parliamentary privileges is

one such issue, on which the conflict between the highest organs of democracy has reached its zenith. The Indian Legislatures though claim exclusivity in the matters of its own powers, privileges and immunities, the Supreme Court of India and overall Indian Judiciary was forced to dwell upon the issue on numerous occassions. Sometimes, to decide the existence of a certain privilege, sometimes to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens and the Press and sometimes to uphold the Constitutional spirit and values; the Judiciary in India has embarked upon this controversial issue." "The two highest organs of the democracy, the Parliament and the Judiciary are expected to work in cooperation with each other so that the democracy functioning under them can flourish to the fullest possible extent. The Indian Constitution, though has accorded these two august institutions independent roles to perform, absolute separation of power between them is not possible. The Judiciary and the Parliament while performing their respective roles, so many times and on different issues, hold different perspectives. The issue of Parliamentary privileges is also one such issue, where on one hand Parliament claims absolute sovereignty in the matters of its privileges, while on the other hand, the Judiciary as a custodian of Indian Constitution do not admit any restraint on its power of judicial review. The relationship between the judiciary and the Parliament, over the issue of Parliamentary privileges, has always been very strenuous one. The Judiciary as a custodian of Indian Constitution claims the right to interpret each and every provision of the Constitution including Art.105. On number of occasions in the past Judiciary has received an opportunity to interpret Art.105 of the Indian Constitution and also its counterpart, Art.194 meant for State Legislatures. The Judiciary is expected to play a very significant role of balancing the conflicting interests found in the society without sacrificing the Constitutional values and aspirations. The Judiciary never denied the claim of the Parliament to be supreme as to its internal affairs. It also seems to be vigilant enough not to override the principle of separation of power which demands non-interference of Judiciary into the functioning of the Parliament. But when the question is of violation of fundamental rights by the Privilege notices and actions by the Parliament, the Judiciary has to step in". ..more

The number of cases has increased to fourteen over the weekend. Florida governor urges pregnant women not to visit Miami.

So should (pregnant) Bahamian women avoid Florida as there are four confirmed cases of the Zika virus? The advisory is saying women who are pregnant or who expect to become pregnant in the near future stand the risk of having babies with Microcephaly ( small heads and underdeveloped brains.)

Old folks say late mango season mean plenty rain and hurricane activity

So now the focus should be to get The FNM election battle ready. Everyone knows what the issues are: BThe economy, unemployment, crime, Bah Mar, corruption, nepotism, cronyism, BPL/BEC non accountability, the national debt, double taxation, crown land issues, especially foreign companies that got grants and did no development, election campaign reform, the nation's national debt and credit rating, more efforts to amend the constitution, national poverty levels, shortages of low cost housing, food security and less dependence on imports. Family Island development and repopulating, protecting and account for natural resources, Beach access for Bahamians, Chinese investment in the Bahamas and government plans as it relates to citizenship, residency and work permits, immigration reform, 'D' national in schools. And the list goes on and on

Crime has been on a downward trend before the convention. It has been over 20 days since a murder took place. Last year a murder was happening every 2.3 days. As the police get murders under control they can focus on other crimes and make the country safe and feel safe again. Honest man is not honest if he says otherwise.