The Bahamas

Since September 2019, IDLO has been supporting a good governance agenda in The Bahamas, with a focus on legal reform and institutional enhancement. Our current project, ‘Promoting an Enabling Environment for Good Governance in The Bahamas’, aims to develop the capacity of institutions of the criminal justice system, including the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Office of the Public Defender to work more effectively and ensure fair trials. IDLO also supports the Office of the Attorney General to enhance institutional transparency, integrity and accountability. We do this by providing technical legal assistance on laws and policies, including inputs on specific areas that are key to making the system more transparent and accountable. This includes the establishment of a whistleblower protection legal regime, the development of a code of conduct for public officials and the drafting of a new Bill to provide for an the office of an Ombudsman.