Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks at the Climate Finance in The Americas’ Panel Discussion
“Reform of the International Financial Architecture to Unlock Climate Finance“ Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Colleagues: As leaders in the public and private sector across the world prepare for COP28, there is really only one question that matters. That question is: Are we serious? Are we serious about preventing the most catastrophic climate outcomes? Are we […]
Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks at the Climate Finance in The Americas Meeting’s Opening Session
Dear Friends and colleagues, let’s get right to the point. Everyone in this room is aware of the urgent need to mobilize trillions of dollars in investment to tackle the climate crisis. We’ve made some progress in recent years, but we still have a long way to go. So how do we get there? What […]
Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks at the Climate Finance in the Americas’ Opening Ceremony
Good evening, Secretary-General Almagro. Good evening, colleagues. Welcome to The Bahamas! And in some cases – welcome back to The Bahamas. For those of you who are here for the first time, may it be the first of many visits. We are so pleased to see you here. I grew up on a small island, […]
Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks at the City Club of Chicago
Ladies and gentlemen: Before I begin my remarks, I want to pause and acknowledge that today is September 11th. For the rest of our lives, we will set aside time on this date, for remembering. Twenty-two years later, the tragedy is still fresh in our minds. But so too is the heroism of the firefighters […]
PRIME MINISTER DAVIS’ REMARKS AT THE ONYX MAGAZINE’S MEN OF HONOR CEREMONY
Ladies and Gentlemen, Good evening and thank you for this immense honour. I am deeply humbled to be standing here tonight. As a young boy growing up with my grandparents, who were never taught to read or write, and were pothole farmers, in a settlement of Old Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas, my early days were […]