Prime Minister Davis’s Contribution to a Special Resolution on The Hospital Project
Madam Speaker, As we debate the resolution before us to borrow up to Renminbi One Billion Four Hundred and Twenty-Three Million Five Hundred Thousand [¥1,423,500,000 CNY] Yuan [approximately US $201,200,000], from the Export Import Bank of China to fund the construction of a new hospital in New Providence, we are turning a new page on […]
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS TRAVELS TO LONDON AT THE INVITATION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III
The Office of the Prime Minister advises that Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis, K.C., M.P., has accepted an invitation from His Majesty King Charles III to participate in a high-level briefing hosted by the Sustainable Markets Initiative on Monday, 1st December, in London. The briefing will focus on private capital mobilization to support global energy […]
STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE GOVERNMENT SALARY REVIEW EXERCISE
Delivered: Director of Communications Latrae Rahming Yesterday, over 17,000 civil servants received their salary review adjustments. This fulfils the Prime Minister’s commitment that the payments would be made before Christmas. The purpose of this exercise was to close the gap between salaries in the public service to the quasi public sector. The total amount of this payment […]
Five Thousand and Rising: Bahamians Embrace Upskill Bahamas!
With great delight, we can confirm that just ten days after launch, more than five thousand eligible Bahamians have already registered for the free courses and certifications offered by our online learning initiative, Upskill Bahamas. Upskill Bahamas is an innovative online initiative designed to provide Bahamians with valuable opportunities for skill development. Upskill offers a […]
The Davis Administration Welcomes New Unemployment Report Showing Continued Job Growth
The Davis Administration welcomes the latest unemployment report from the Bahamas National Statistical Institute. The numbers show that more Bahamians are finding work and that the economy is continuing to move in a positive direction. Unemployment has dropped from 10.8 percent to 9.3 percent, and 3,455 more people were working between April and June. In total, 218,620 Bahamians now have […]