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Bahamas Prime Minister Calls on Small Island States to Reject “Sovereignty Discount” in Global Digital Economy

Sandra Kemp — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:17:54 +0000

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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Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at the 7th World Telecommunications/ICT Bahamas Welcome Reception

Sandra Kemp — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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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Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF) 2026

Sandra Kemp — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:25:32 +0000

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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Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at Cabinet Memorial of the 7th Anniversary of Hurricane Dorian

Sandra Kemp — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:59:06 +0000

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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Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the Strategic Dialogue of the Seventh World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum 2026

Sandra Kemp — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:03:42 +0000

Madame Secretary-General, Ministers, Excellencies, Delegates, Friends, Welcome to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. It is a privilege to have you join us in Nassau for the Seventh World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, and to do so for a truly historic occasion. For the first time, this forum is being held in The Bahamas. And for the […]

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