Speeches Archives - Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/category/press-office/speeches/ The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:47:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://opm.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Speeches Archives - Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/category/press-office/speeches/ 32 32 Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Remarks at the 14th Commonwealth Business Forum: “Powering the Commonwealth’s Future: Youth, Jobs, and the New Economy” https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-14th-commonwealth-business-forum/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-14th-commonwealth-business-forum/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:47:42 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295297 Prime Minister Browne, our host and our brother. Madam Secretary-General. Lord Marland. Excellencies. Leaders of business. And the young people of the Commonwealth, in this room and watching from home. Antigua and Barbuda, thank you for welcoming fifty-six nations with a warmth only the Caribbean knows how to give. Lord Marland, thank you for inviting […]

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Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the 14th Commonwealth Youth Forum: High-Level Intergenerational Dialogue – “Investing in Youth Agency: Co-Creating Pathways towards Shared Prosperity” https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-14th-commonwealth-youth-forum/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-14th-commonwealth-youth-forum/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:29:23 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295295 Thank you, Moderator. Excellencies, colleague Heads of Government, young leaders of the Commonwealth. I have three things to speak to you about this afternoon.  A promise broken.  A man from St Lucia.  And what we owe you. The promise first. For decades, my generation told yours: stay in school, qualify yourself, and jobs will be […]

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Prime Minister Philip Davis’ Remarks at the Passing Out Ceremony of A-Squad of the Department of Immigration https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-immigration-squad-a-2026-passing-out-ceremony/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-immigration-squad-a-2026-passing-out-ceremony/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295281 Friends, today is a proud day as we recognize  97 graduates of A-Squad 2026 who have made a commitment to serve their country and stand ready to enter a life of national service. This is no small responsibility. Our country is small but our borders are far reaching, spreading across hundreds of miles of water, […]

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Prime Minister Philip Davis: “A New Framework for Grand Bahama” https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-a-new-framework-for-grand-bahama/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-a-new-framework-for-grand-bahama/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:16:20 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295273 Friends,  We meet tonight in a shipyard, and I chose this location with care. I thank the management and the men and women of this yard for welcoming us. For every vessel that comes into this yard, the owner has a decision to make. Patch the hull, send her back to sea, and hope she […]

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Prime Minister Philip Davis’s Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony of Diplomatic Week 2026 https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-diplomatic-week-2026-opening-ceremony-keynote/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-diplomatic-week-2026-opening-ceremony-keynote/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:12:09 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=295249 Friends, Good afternoon. Thank you, all of you, for being here. Some of you have travelled thousands of miles. Some of you travelled from Paradise Island. We are grateful to every one of you. I want to do three things this afternoon. First, I want to be honest about the world we are living in. […]

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