Readers have their say

After Minister of Social Services Obie Wilchcombe invited groups to offer comments on the Protection Against Violence Bill recently passed by Parliament, readers of www. tribune242.com had their views on the matter.

Sickened said: “Aren’t these the same concerns voiced over and over again? But only now they will consider incorporating them? Jokers!”

Birdiestrachan countered: “The FNM government had sufficent time to pass this bill where was ms Bostwick?”

Rosiepi said: “Ms Bostwick-Dean, Ms Wilson et al are right to push for these basic human needs, the problem is the “they” reference constantly used by said Minister and his fellows, “They were very concerned about the emphasis in the previous draft bill,” and “they want”. If “we’re all on the same page” why not say so?

“We’re very concerned about protective care for women on an island where violence against women

(and girls) is endemic and epidemic. We know that all the laws and provisions we enact are toothless unless we use their power as stated- to stop violence against women and their children. And we shall do so”.

TrueBahamian added:

“I haven’t been following this discussion fully but I hope they carefully the legislation where a victim ismt only considered to be women. Although, women more than men would be victims of gender violence, men can also be as well.”

Readers also spoke up on the Tribune’s assessment over the government’s accomplishments and its remaining agenda as Parliament was prorogued.

Birdiestrachan said: “Roman was not built in a day and God the all mighty took 6 days, God could have accomplished all in one day but he took six there is a lesson in it.”

Exposed02C said: “The Tribune is obviously much too dependent on government advertising dollars to report the truth about the many legislative bills that have been indefinitely shelved. And just think, government shovels to The Tribune, in the form of paid advertising, a lot of the hard earned money it takes from us taxpayers.

“And of course, The Tribune always chooses to suppress as much bad news as possible about the government for fear of losing some of those valuable advertising dollars that government throws their way as its biggest advertising customer.”

ThisisOurs added: “Passing Bills is their job. The fact that they have a super majority makes passing a bill even less significant. What else?”