House of Assembly Communication – 18 November 2020

Mr. Speaker: I wish to provide the House and the country with a general update on the nation’s ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, I announced restrictive measures for mainland Exuma, and mainland Eleuthera, due to exponential increases in new cases of COVID-19 on those islands. As of yesterday, the 17th of November, […]

Official Launch of the NNWC/South Central Community ‘We are One’ Campaign

Thank you Minister Dames. For our nation to become even safer, communities must play an active and coordinated role in crime prevention and community development. In our 2017 Manifesto, we promised that we would establish a National Neighborhood Watch Council (NNWC). Such a Council is designed to oversee and to promote neighborhood watch and community […]

Statement on Exuma – 11 November, 2020

Good evening. I want to speak briefly this evening about a number of emergency measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 on Exuma. I also want to remind the country, that despite the recent good news of a possible vaccine in the months ahead, we still have quite a way to go before this pandemic […]

National Address – 8 November 2020

Good afternoon.        It has been just over four weeks since I announced a number of measures aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 in the country and particularly on New Providence and Abaco.   At the Ministry of Health’s press conference this past Friday, health officials provided an update on the progress we have made. Between […]

Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Press Conference Statement 28 October 2020

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press:        Thank you Dr. Dahl-Regis for your update and for your ongoing service, along with the service of everyone on the frontline of the pandemic.        This afternoon, I wish to address the country and the media on our ongoing and comprehensive measures to continue to aggressively respond to this terrible […]