Denise Major

Denise Major is the president of RISE Bahamas, an advocacy group that focuses on women's and children's rights in The Bahamas. She has been vocal in her criticism of lenient sentences for violent and sexual crimes against children, particularly following a recent case involving a father who received a five-year sentence for molesting his twin daughters. Major has called for a minimum sentence of 25 years for such offenses, describing child sexual abuse in The Bahamas as an 'epidemic.' Under her leadership, RISE Bahamas is pushing for stricter laws and greater protections for vulnerable populations, while advocating for psychological evaluations and treatment for offenders.