{"id":65024,"date":"2014-05-22T08:55:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T12:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/target\/proposed-changes-to-juries-act-aimed-at-speeding-up-justice"},"modified":"2014-05-22T08:55:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T12:55:49","slug":"proposed-changes-to-juries-act-aimed-at-unclogging-the-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/05\/proposed-changes-to-juries-act-aimed-at-unclogging-the-courts","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Changes to Juries Act Aimed at Unclogging the Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Damien Gomez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez yesterday tabled proposed amendments to the Juries Act, which aim to \u201cimprove the efficiency of criminal trials\u201d.<\/p>\n

The changes would \u201cprovide effective mechanisms which would allow the courts to dispose of matters in a radically swifter and more organized manner\u201d.<\/p>\n

The bill would expand the jury pool to include family island residents who would be provided with accommodations and a stipend during their service.<\/p>\n

The bill would place an age limit of 70 on people eligible to sit on a jury.<\/p>\n

It would also place additional duties on the parliamentary commissioner in the preparation of jury lists to \u201censure a smooth and efficient process\u201d.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the bill would shorten the maximum period of jury service from three months to two months.<\/p>\n

As part of its reform of the judicial system, the government said it plans to have 10 criminal courts operating simultaneously this year.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the complete article at www.thenassauguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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