Conspiracy, Communications & Health Care

• Author: Derence A. Rolle Davis
• Pages: 86-97

Derence Rolle Davis

21. CONSPIRACY,

COMMUNICATIONS & HEALTH

CARE

In keeping with the concept of the household being run properly. The head of

the household or country has to make decisions as it relates to the wellbeing of

the citizenry and make it clear as to what is expected of every citizen and visitor

alike. The implementation of laws is the rules in which the house hold and

country members are subjected too for order.

The term conspiracy connotes that there is two or more persons giving

thought to a plan and how it should be executed. The Penal Code under section

89 explains conspiracy thus:

“If two or more persons agree or act together with a common purpose in

committing or abetting an offence whether with or without any previous

concert or deliberation, each of them is guilty of conspiracy to commit or abet

that offence as the case may be.”

The theory is that a belief that something will be done or not done even if

it’s based on the wrong thought is a conspiracy. Additionally it can be an idea

used to account for a situation or justify a course of action.

While visiting The Bahamas movie star actor John Travolta and Kelly

Preston’s son died on 2nd January, 2009. Charges of Attempted Extortion,

Abetment and Conspiracy were subsequently laid against two Bahamians;

namely, paramedic Tarino Lightbourne and former Senator Pleasant

Bridgewater. This caused quite a sensation amongst the local populace as well as

it attracted some media attention abroad, as can be imagined.22 Bridgewater

resigned from the Senate.

Particulars of the charges were that the two were accused of extorting

money from the actor not to sell the story to newspapers and gave the

appearance as if Travolta had some hand in the death of his son. Bridgewater, as

Lightbourn’s attorney, was said to have been the negotiator for the payoff price.

The case ended in a mistrial. Consequently, a retrial was reordered. Once the

retrial started, the virtual complainant, John Travolta, withdrew his complaint

and the defendants were discharged and released.

22 See further, ABC news article: John Travolta's Son Dies in The Bahamas, by Dan Childs and

Radha Chitale, ABC News Medical Unit, 2 January 2009

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