Oct. 10 2025 – The Tribune

Equality Bahamas Founder Alicia Wallace featured in The Tribune on October 10,  2025.

From The Tribune:

PHARMACISTS are pushing back against claims that women face limited choices in menstrual products, insisting that nearly any item can be sourced upon request.

Their response follows Equality Bahamas president Alicia Wallace’s recent call for government action to “address the limited choice” of menstrual products in the country by investing in local manufacturing and ensuring items are sold tax-free in stores and pharmacies. Ms Wallace argued that newer alternatives to traditional pads and tampons—such as menstrual cups, discs, and period underwear—are not widely available, and that styles, sizes, and materials remain restricted.

Pharmacists, however, say the issue is less about access and more about demand. They said most pharmacies will order or refer customers for any product not currently in stock, and that limited shelf variety often reflects low sales volume rather than unwillingness to import.

Rainya Pinder, head pharmacist at Smitty’s Pharmacy, said menstrual cups are routinely stocked and “sell out a lot,” but acknowledged that carrying full size ranges of period underwear is challenging for smaller stores.

Oct. 2, 2025 – The Tribune

Equality Bahamas Founder Alicia Wallace featured in The Tribune on October 2,  2025.

From The Tribune:

EQUALITY Bahamas is pressing the government to address the limited choice of menstrual products available in the country — restricted in style, size, and material — by investing in national manufacturing and ensuring the items are sold tax-free in stores and pharmacies.

Founder Alicia Wallace made the call yesterday while presenting recommendations from an Equality Bahamas workshop during the University of The Bahamas’ fourth Democracy Conference.

“We’re not going based on what politicians want to do or what political parties want to do. We’re starting with us, what are the issues that we see, and not just that, but tapping into our own knowledge and experience to be able to solve these issues,” Ms Wallace said.

The small-group workshops, involving two to four participants, focused on issues tied to health, education, youth, and LGBTQI rights. One of the most urgent themes raised was the lack of variety and accessibility of menstrual products.