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March 3, 2026

SEATED (from left): Donette WIlliamson, undersecretary, Ministry of Social Services, Information & Broadcasting (MOSSIB); Phedra Rahming-Turnquest, Per-
manent Secretary, MOSSIB; Minister Myles LaRoda, MOSSIB; Dr Marisa Mason-Smith, chair, Protection Against Violence Commission (the Commission); Pastor
Dave Burrows, deputy chair, the Commission. Standing: Sheryl Forbes, Women’s Desk, Dept of Gender & Family Affairs (DGFA); Vechenda Roberts, education &
training officer, DGFA; Markayla Major, office assistant, DGFA; Desiree Clarke, National Council for Persons With Disabilities, commission member; Jewel Major,
Office of the Attorney General, commission member; Sharmie Farrington, DGFA director; Rev Roslyn Astwood, Bahamas Christian Council, commission member;
Portia Sands, deputy director of Culture, commission member.

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