Opening of Bahamas Mortgage Corporation Headquarters
Ladies and Gentlemen: Good afternoon. Since the establishment of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation in 1983, BMC has stimulated, encouraged and promoted Bahamian home ownership by providing over 5000 Bahamians with funding for homes. The Corporation has clients in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, and San Salvador. For some time, BMC […]
Small Business Development Centre Presentation of Grants for Pre-School Owners
Ladies and Gentlemen: Good afternoon. When I was a young boy growing up in Bain Town, I used to go with my friends to Big Pond and the ponds near the area of what is now the Town Centre Mall to catch tadpoles and frogs. I was interested in biology from a young age. On […]
Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (No.13) Order, 2020
2020 National Honours Remarks from Prime Minister – 19 November 2020
Your Excellency: I thank you and the staff of Government House for your hospitality. Ordinarily, the annual National Honors ceremony would merit a larger celebration. But, we are not living in ordinary times. We find ourselves in an unprecedented time in the contemporary Bahamas. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the deaths or ill-health of […]
House of Assembly Communication – 18 November 2020
Mr. Speaker: I wish to provide the House and the country with a general update on the nation’s ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, I announced restrictive measures for mainland Exuma, and mainland Eleuthera, due to exponential increases in new cases of COVID-19 on those islands. As of yesterday, the 17th of November, […]