Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/ The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://opm.gov.bs/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Office of the Prime Minister https://opm.gov.bs/ 32 32 Prime Minister Davis’s Remarks at the Opening of the Family Court Complex https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-family-court-complex-opening/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-family-court-complex-opening/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:25:13 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=292542 Good morning to all who have joined us for the opening of this new court complex. In the near future, many families will receive fair consideration, equitable solutions, and balanced remediation of their circumstances here in this complex. When we talk about strengthening the justice system, we often talk about the criminal justice system, but […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-family-court-complex-opening/feed/ 0 Press Statement from the Prime Minister Davis on the Passing of John Berkley “Peanuts” Taylor https://opm.gov.bs/press-statement-from-the-prime-minister-davis-on-the-passing-of-john-berkley-peanuts-taylor/ https://opm.gov.bs/press-statement-from-the-prime-minister-davis-on-the-passing-of-john-berkley-peanuts-taylor/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:04:11 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=292539 The Bahamas has lost one of its finest sons.  Ann and I are deeply saddened by the passing of John Berkley “Peanuts” Taylor, a man whose rhythm, spirit, and story embodied the very soul of our nation. To many Bahamians Peanuts was more than entertainer; he was our cultural treasure.  From his humble beginnings on […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/press-statement-from-the-prime-minister-davis-on-the-passing-of-john-berkley-peanuts-taylor/feed/ 0 Statement of Clarification on The Bahamas’ Position Regarding Migration Proposals https://opm.gov.bs/statement-of-clarification-on-the-bahamas-position-regarding-migration-proposals/ https://opm.gov.bs/statement-of-clarification-on-the-bahamas-position-regarding-migration-proposals/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:59:10 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=292432 In June of 2022, Prime Minister Philip Davis attended the Summit of the Americas, where regional migration was one of the items on the agenda. During the Summit, countries were asked to sign a declaration on migration, which included language suggesting that countries support and host undocumented migrants. The Bahamas did not sign this declaration, […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/statement-of-clarification-on-the-bahamas-position-regarding-migration-proposals/feed/ 0 Statement from the Office of the Prime Minister on the Trump Administration Transition Team Proposal https://opm.gov.bs/statement-from-the-office-of-the-prime-minister-on-the-trump-administration-transition-team-proposal/ https://opm.gov.bs/statement-from-the-office-of-the-prime-minister-on-the-trump-administration-transition-team-proposal/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:39:28 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=292429 The Office of the Prime Minister wishes to address recent reports regarding a proposal from the Trump transition team in the United States for The Bahamas to accept deportation flights of migrants from other countries. This matter was presented to the Government of The Bahamas but was reviewed and firmly rejected by the Prime Minister. […]

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]]> https://opm.gov.bs/statement-from-the-office-of-the-prime-minister-on-the-trump-administration-transition-team-proposal/feed/ 0 Prime Minister Davis National Statement on the Recommendation of ACP Shanta Emily Knowles as Commissioner of Police https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-national-statement-on-the-recommendation-of-acp-shanta-emily-knowles-as-commissioner-of-police/ https://opm.gov.bs/prime-minister-davis-national-statement-on-the-recommendation-of-acp-shanta-emily-knowles-as-commissioner-of-police/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:07:40 +0000 https://opm.gov.bs/?p=292427 My fellow Bahamians, This morning, I made a Communication to Parliament updating the House and the Bahamian people on the steps we’ve taken since we first learned of an indictment in the United States which includes several members of our law enforcement agencies. During the Communication, I announced that I met with the Commissioner of […]

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