Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police: Opening Remarks 36th Annual General Meeting and Conference

Along with a changing world, comes the increasing threat and vulnerability of crime to our country’s safety and economic security. Crime, in all of its manifestations, is a global and complex issue that profits criminals billions of dollars each year while leaving many reeling to recover.
We all feel deeply the damaging effects of crime.
We all hear the cries of persons who have suffered at the hands of criminals.
We all know how it plagues our communities.
And I know we all want desperately to change this narrative.

However, the ongoing effort to eradicate this scourge will require a multi-faceted response that address the economic, social, and legal realities that contribute to this situation, particularly in the Caribbean.

A BUDGET FOR SECURITY AND PROGRESS  2023/24 CONTRIBUTION TO PARLIAMENT  

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance  Member of Parliament for Cat Island Rum Cay and San Salvador Hon. Philip Edward Davis KC MP  JUNE 7, 2023 Madam Speaker: Last Friday was Labour Day – always an important occasion, but an especially moving one in the year that we celebrate our 50th anniversary of independence. Because it […]

Prime Minister Davis Tribute to Former Member of Parliament George Smith

Thank you Mr. Speaker I stand to pay tribute to our parliamentary colleague, George Smith, a giant of a man who was a stalwart in this Honourable House;  A Cabinet Minister; A political historian par excellence; A son of the Exuma soil;  A forefather of this free, modern, democratic and independent state called the Commonwealth […]

Remarks at the Opening of the Nassau Village Community Centre Groundbreaking

Hon. Philip Edward Davis KC, MP  Prime Minister Commonwealth of The Bahamas June 6, 2023 Good afternoon to each and every one of you.  We gather here today at a historic juncture in Nassau Village, the beginning of a project that is more than concrete and steel — the Nassau Village Youth and Community Centre. […]

Prime Minister’s address at Sandals Exuma Global Sales Summit

On Friday, the 6th of January, 2023, Prime Minister Davis was in Exuma to deliver the keynote address at Sandals Resorts International’s Global Sales Summit 2023. The summit showcases the worldwide corporation’s professional development programmes and progress, setting a wonderful example in the tourism sector of how expanding a company’s workforce potential also lends to the […]