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Despite a firestorm of controversy surrounding her appointment, the country’s new Director of Public Prosecutions Vinette Graham-Allen has been “well-received” by staff at the Attorney General’s Office.<\/p>\nDespite a firestorm of controversy surrounding her appointment, the country’s new Director of Public Prosecutions Vinette Graham-Allen has been “well-received” by staff at the Attorney General’s Office.<\/p>\n
Acting Permanent Secretary Leroy Sumner confirmed to the media that Graham-Allen spent the first day on the job meeting staff and senior management and setting policies and priorities for the Department of Public Prosecutions.<\/p>\n
“She was well received. The office is very highly professional. There is no indication in the office at all of any animosity or any eerie feelings towards her, and so I think she is very happy” Sumner said.<\/p>\n
The appointment of Graham-Allen caused a rift between the department and its former Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Grant-Bethell, who has filed a suit against the government, the attorney general and others claiming she was “entitled” to the post and overlooked for the high profile position.<\/p>\n
A Jamaican attorney, Graham-Allen, 52, replaces former DPP Bernard Turner who vacated the post last year to become a Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n
Despite all going well upstairs, downstairs on the street, in front of the Post Office Building on East Hill Street, there was a noisy nine-person street protest calling for her to step down.<\/p>\n
A group of Bahamians describing themselves as the “Committee for Empowerment and Justice”, took the opportunity of Mrs Graham-Allen’s first day on the job to rail against her appointment outside the Office of the Attorney General.<\/p>\n
The group comprised of nine people, all PLPs, including former PLP South Beach constituency candidate Wallace Rolle and aspiring PLP candidate Ricardo Smith – waving placards on the theme of “Bahamas for Bahamians” and shouting at the Office of the Attorney General through a loudspeaker.<\/p>\n
The paltry protest started at around 11.20am and continued until shortly after midday. Mr Rolle vowed to continue the demonstrations on a daily basis until Mrs Graham-Allen decides to leave the post.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Sumner, Graham-Allen was “not phased” at all by the protest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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