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and dependencies.
The death penalty has been retained
in the Seychelles but its application suspended until
31 December 1975. The following territories have
retained the death penalty:
4.
a.
Bahamas
Bermuda
British Honduras
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Hong Kong
Montserrat
New liebrides
Turks and Caicos Islands
Executions carried out in territories over the
last 10-15 years and likely attitudes of the
colonial covernments at the suggestion of abolition
Bahamas
In the period 1958-1968 there were twelve executions in
the Bahamas. Subsequently there have been two more in
1969 and 1971. Ministers would not be receptive to
any suggestion of abolition before independence (July
1973).
b. Bermuda
Herbers 01
ho death sentence has been carried out ince 1941, though
seven have been passed in the last 15 years.
the Cabinet would be likely to oppose abolition of the
death penalty, particularly in present circumstances.
C.
British londuras
In the last fifteen years, the death sentence has been
imposed fourteen times and carried out six times. It
considered that a majority of the legislature would
oppose abolition of the death penalty.
/British Vizrin lates