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BREAKING: CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY ENDS AT MIDNIGHT
Attorney General Carl Bethel has confirmed to The Nassau Guardian that current state of emergency in The Bahamas will end at midnight, as will all current emergency orders.
Attorney General Carl Bethel has confirmed to The Nassau Guardian that current state of emergency in The Bahamas will end at midnight, as will all current emergency orders.
This was clarified after the government gave notice of a resolution to extend the current state of emergency past June 29 to July 31 but did not pass the resolution.
Under Parliamentary rules a resolution cannot be debated unless 24 hours notice is given.
Under Parliamentary rules a resolution cannot be debated unless 24 hours notice is given.
The House can have that caveat waived, but did not today, for reasons that remain unclear.
Therefore, the current state of emergency will unintentionally end at midnight.
Therefore, the current state of emergency will unintentionally end at midnight.
