Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service
Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas · ISO BHS
Bahamas has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2017, scored 101/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and a candidate service-rights route exists that we have not confirmed against the official text. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.
Your first move, anywhere
Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.
Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.
Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency
Right to information
Sourced
National lawNational RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score101/150 · rank 40 · Strong legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 16/30 · Requesting procedures 18/30 · Exceptions and refusals 16/30 · Appeals 27/30 · Sanctions and protections 6/8 · Promotional measures 14/16
Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05
Right to service
To confirm
StatusCandidate legal family, needs official verification
Legal familyCitizen charter / ombudsman / administrative justice route
Candidate route (to confirm)Verify citizen or client service charter, ombudsman jurisdiction, judicial-review/administrative-justice statute, digital-service standards and sectoral deadlines.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.
Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification
Help confirm this
Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Bahamas" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.
Inside Bahamas: 32 subdivisions
Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.
What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in
- Verify statutory deadline and extension rule.
- Verify filing fee, copying fee, waiver, and electronic access rule.
- Verify internal review, independent review, judicial review, and silence-as-refusal rule.
- Verify relevant information commission, ombudsman, court, tribunal, or internal appeal body.
- Verify official web portal or responsible officer contact.
Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.
| Code | Subdivision | Type | Access-law status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS-AK | Acklins | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-BI | Bimini | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-BP | Black Point | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-BY | Berry Islands | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-CE | Central Eleuthera | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-CI | Cat Island | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-CK | Crooked Island and Long Cay | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-CO | Central Abaco | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-CS | Central Andros | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-EG | East Grand Bahama | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-EX | Exuma | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-FP | City of Freeport | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-GC | Grand Cay | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-HI | Harbour Island | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-HT | Hope Town | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-IN | Inagua | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-LI | Long Island | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-MC | Mangrove Cay | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-MG | Mayaguana | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-MI | Moore's Island | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-NE | North Eleuthera | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-NO | North Abaco | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-NP | New Providence | Island | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-NS | North Andros | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-RC | Rum Cay | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-RI | Ragged Island | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-SA | South Andros | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-SE | South Eleuthera | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-SO | South Abaco | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-SS | San Salvador | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-SW | Spanish Wells | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
| BS-WG | West Grand Bahama | District | No local law confirmed · national law may apply: National RTI/ATI law or actionable regime listed by Global RTI Rating; adoption year 2017. Statute name needs legal verification. To confirm | source · 2026-07-05 |
Right to service, all 32 subdivisions: Candidate legal family, needs official verification (inherited from the national status above).
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