By Shenia Roberts
Journal Staff Writer

Minister in charge of the general elections, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe
stressed that no outside parties are involved in the upcoming election process during an
interview with press outside the House of Assembly last week.
The Davis administration has faced high scrutiny due to the reassignment of Acting
Parliamentary Registration Commissioner Arthur Taylor with members of the Free
National Movement (FNM) alleging the presence of misconduct and suggesting that a
Canadian company will be sourced to manage the general election process.
According to opposition leader Michael Pintard the FNM is deeply concerned about the
sudden change with no explanation of the underlying issues. He went on to call on the
government to be transparent about why this reassignment took place. Additionally, he
also stated that “we have already expressed concerns about a Canadian company
being retained by the government with no consultation with the opposition to manage
significant aspects of the election process”.
Subsequently, National Security Minister Munroe clarified that former commissioner
Arthur Taylor was not transferred for any disciplinary reason but that he had formally
made a request to be moved elsewhere. He also emphasized that no Canadian entity
would be sourced for the purpose of overseeing our elections saying that “the Canadian
government does our passports, the Canadian company does the $50 note and $100
note for the central bank. No Canadian company is managing any election in The
Bahamas”.
Minister Munroe stressed that this process would remain the same as usual and that
any further developments will be discussed. Despite the opposition’s claims Munroe
maintained that no company of any sort will be overseeing both local government and
general elections in The Bahamas.