The Tribune

PRIME Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday that he has advised Governor-General Dame Marguerite Pindling to appoint Robyn-Dawn Lynes to fill the vacancy in the Senate.

“I am delighted that Robin has accepted my invitation to join our dynamic team in the Senate,” the prime minister said in a statement released by the government. “She is a new generation thinker and activist who has a brilliant career in public life ahead of her. She is a highly intelligent, unselfishly motivated, young woman of deeply held Christian beliefs who has already demonstrated an innovative, hands-on approach to helping at-risk youth in our Over-the-Hill communities.

“In addition, Robin has a first-class legal mind and outstanding communication skills. These talents will no doubt be of great service to her and the country as she attends to her legislative duties in the Senate.”

Ms Lynes is a member of the Bahamas Bar and a partner in the law practice of Kingdom Law Advocates. She was graduated from the University of Buckingham in England in 2006.

She was called to the English Bar as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in November 2008, and then to the Bahamas Bar in June 2009.

In addition to her legal career, Ms Lynes is active in church and community work.

She is also a member of the board of directors of Nassau Flight Services Limited and a former member of the Air Transport Advisory Board. She also currently serves as a national vice-chairperson of the Progressive Liberal Party.

Ms Lynes replaces former PLP Senator Cheryl Bazard, who resigned from the upper chamber last year.