National Address – Sunday, 4 October 2020
Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis Good afternoon, Today, I want to provide the nation with an update on our ongoing and comprehensive efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas. When I last addressed the House of Assembly, I noted that: “We live in an emergency due to the pandemic.” This emergency continues. It will […]
Prime Minister Minnis calls for fair play and equitable treatment in global financial arena
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis today called for fair play and equitable treatment in the global financial arena when he addressed a virtual UN Meeting of Heads of State and Government on “Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond.” The Prime Minister asked for the […]
Meeting of Heads of State and Government on Financing for Development in the Era of Covid-19 and Beyond
Excellencies; Good Morning. I thank Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Holness, as well as Secretary-General Guterres for their bold foresight in convening such a crucial meeting. Financing for development was of critical importance before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Such funding now assumes even greater priority as we witness economies, large and small, spiraling with uncertainty, […]
Prime Minister Minnis addresses 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis reiterated the call for the institutionalization of a vulnerability index that allows countries like The Bahamas to access international financing based on the level of exposure, vulnerability and ability to recover from exogenous shocks. The Prime Minister made the call today in a pre-recorded address to the […]
75th United Nations General Assembly Remarks
Colleague Heads of State and Government; UN Secretary-General, His Excellency Antonio Guterres; President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Volkan Bazkir; Excellencies: Good Afternoon. Mr. President: Permit me at the outset to congratulate you on your election as President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and to assure you of the unwavering support […]