REMARKS: Prime Minister Minnis announces changes to travel requirements for fully vaccinated travellers

Mr. Speaker:        The Government of The Bahamas has continued to carefully monitor the health data on the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, Special Health Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chair National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee, and other medical officials, gave a press conference and presentation on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in The […]

REMARKS: National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Update

Good afternoon and welcome to an update from the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in The Bahamas. I am joined today by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Pearl McMillian;  Dr. Indira Martin, Director of the National Reference Lab; Dr. Danny Davis; Dr. Nikkiah Forbes, Dr. Delon Brennen, and Dr. Jillian […]

REMARKS: Fiscal Strategy Debate

COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS DEBATE ON 2020 FISCAL STRATEGY REPORT & PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, DEBT MANAGEMENT, STATISTICS AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILLS THE MOST HONOURABLE DR. HUBERT MINNIS PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF FINANCE MONDAY MARCH 1 2021 Mr. Speaker, Last year I told Bahamians that we were in a fight against COVID-19 and a fight […]

REMARKS: 2020/2021 Mid-Year Budget Statement

COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS 2020/21 MID-YEAR BUDGET STATEMENT ON THE SIX MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 Presented to the Honourable House of Assembly By DR. THE MOST HONOURABLE HUBERT ALEXANDER MINNIS PRIME MINISTER & MINISTER OF FINANCE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Mr. Speaker,            It is my privilege to present to this honourable house the […]