The committees, comprising over 300 members, were announced by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata, as part of activities to commemorate his six months in office.
Introduction
The introduction of three new bills will herald the dawning of a new age in aviation in The Bahamas and position the jurisdiction to attain the international recognition that it deserves. These bills – the Civil Aviation Bill 2020, the Civil Aviation Authority Bill 2020 and the Air Navigation Services Authority Bill 2020 – have been tabled before Cabinet and address the issues arising from, and remedy the defects found in, the 2017 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit, the current Civil Aviation Act 2016 and the Civil Aviation (General) Regulations 2017. The new legislation will repeal and consolidate the existing legislation and will better prepare The Bahamas for its next ICAO audit scheduled for October 2021.
Leigh F. Capule, Migrations Manager I GSC Philippines, HSBC. Photo: HSBC
Leigh is a pioneer member of the HSBC (HSBA.L) Pride + Ally Network in GSC Philippines. Under Leigh’s leadership a number of significant initiatives and company policy changes were made, including the establishment of both gender neutral and gender preference restrooms, the inclusion of same sex and domestic partners in their insurance coverage and inclusion of treatment of HIV/AIDS in HMO coverage.
Leigh took the lead in the D&I forum held in India in sharing Philippines Pride best practices and initiatives and established an annual PAN GSC SOGIE Awareness session, which she personally facilitates. In addition, she played a critical role in the establishment of Pride ERGs in GSC India and China.