The Tribune

AFTER a vigorous campaign, Kahlil Parker was elected president of The Bahamas Bar Association at its annual general meeting on June 30.

J Denise Lewis-Johnson has been elected vice-president.

The other elected officers are: Joan Dilworth, honourary secretary, and Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson, honourary treasurer.

Ian-Marie Darville, Jacy Whittaker and Kelli Ingraham were each elected council members for a one-year term. Jeanine Weech-Gomez and Wayne Munroe, QC, continue to serve as three-year council members.

Mr Whittaker is the bar council’s representative in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

According to a press release, Mr Parker said he is pleased that the new bar council is “reflective of the burgeoning presence and influence of younger members of the profession.” However, it was said he will seek to “secure greater participation of senior members in the executive, professional and social endeavours of The Bahamas Bar Association.”