A blow for transparency, but culture shift may be far off From left are Information Commissioner retired Justice Keith Thompson, Attorney General Carl Bethel and Deputy Information Commissioner Shane Miller.
The announcement by the attorney general on Sunday of the appointments of an information commissioner and a deputy commissioner, and the opening of the Freedom of Information office – though not yet to the public – were important steps in a long quest for more open and accountable government.
But it will likely take a very long time before we experience a culture shift in our government and in the public service, which have traditionally been strongly opposed to providing the media and the wider public access to information they have a legitimate right to have.
Corruption index score down for third consecutive year
The Bahamas’ score has steadily declined since 2018 Matt Aubry.
The Bahamas’ score on the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dropped one notch, which reveals the country’s score has declined on the index since 2018.
The Bahamas’ score moved from 66 to 65 in 2018, to 64 in 2019, to 63 on the 2020 index.
This country’s CPI score remains one of the best in the Caribbean, second only to Barbados, which has a score of 64 and a rank of 29.
Executive Director of the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) Matt Aubry old
Guardian Business yesterday that the tool to improve The Bahamas’ CPI score has been tabled in Parliament since 2017, but not passed.
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The Bahamas’ score on the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) dropped one notch, which reveals the country’s score has declined on the index since 2018.
The Bahamas’ score moved from 66 to 65 in 2018, to 64 in 2019, to 63 on the 2020 index.
This country’s CPI score remains one of the best in the Caribbean, second only to Barbados, which has a score of 64 and a rank of 29.
Executive Director of the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) Matt Aubry old
Guardian Business yesterday that the tool to improve The Bahamas’ CPI score has been tabled in Parliament since 2017, but not passed.