Sandra Kemp, Author at Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/author/sandrak/ The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://opm.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Sandra Kemp, Author at Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/author/sandrak/ 32 32 CABRIC Programme to Offer Climate Resilience Grants for Bahamian Organizations https://opm.gov.bs/cabric-programme-to-offer-climate-resilience-grants-for-bahamian-organizations/ https://opm.gov.bs/cabric-programme-to-offer-climate-resilience-grants-for-bahamian-organizations/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:22:33 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295191 Grants of up to US$500,000 will support community-led projects in Cat Island, Long Island and San Salvador NASSAU, The Bahamas – Bahamian organizations will have an opportunity to access grant funding for locally led climate resilience projects through the Climate Actions for Building Resilience in Coastal Communities (CABRIC) Programme in the Caribbean. The programme is […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/cabric-programme-to-offer-climate-resilience-grants-for-bahamian-organizations/feed/ 0 Bahamas Prime Minister Calls on Small Island States to Reject “Sovereignty Discount” in Global Digital Economy https://opm.gov.bs/bahamas-prime-minister-calls-sids-to-reject-sovereignty-discount-in-global-digital-economy/ https://opm.gov.bs/bahamas-prime-minister-calls-sids-to-reject-sovereignty-discount-in-global-digital-economy/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:17:54 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295176 Davis proposes five-point SIDS agenda on data, digital infrastructure, resilience, space and technical capacity ahead of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha NASSAU, The Bahamas — Prime Minister of The Bahamas Philip Davis has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to move from being rule-takers in the global digital economy to coordinated, capable and confident […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/bahamas-prime-minister-calls-sids-to-reject-sovereignty-discount-in-global-digital-economy/feed/ 0 Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at the 7th World Telecommunications/ICT Bahamas Welcome Reception https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-welcome-reception-remarks/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-welcome-reception-remarks/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295174 Good evening, friends. Tonight, I want to begin with the power of memory.  Before we speak about where we are going – artificial intelligence and digital transformation – I think it is important that we begin by remembering where we came from. For Bahamians, few things are more powerful than Junkanoo. Before you see anything, […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-welcome-reception-remarks/feed/ 0 Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF) 2026 https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-opening-ceremony-keynote/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-opening-ceremony-keynote/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:25:32 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295169 Secretary-General. Ministers. Delegates. Welcome to The Bahamas. I want to begin with a lighthouse. A little over a hundred miles north of this room, there is a cay in Abaco called Elbow Cay. On it stands a red and white tower, eighty-nine feet high. It was first lit in 1863. It was built by the […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-wtpf-2026-opening-ceremony-keynote/feed/ 0 Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at Cabinet Memorial of the 7th Anniversary of Hurricane Dorian https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-hurricane-dorian-7th-anniversary-memorial-service/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-hurricane-dorian-7th-anniversary-memorial-service/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:59:06 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295166 Good morning. Seven years ago, Hurricane Dorian brought devastation on a scale and ferocity that has changed our nation forever. Many lives were lost, and although the years have passed, their families still carry the profound weight of that loss. Today, we pause to remember those whose lives were taken in Abaco and Grand Bahama.  […]

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