REMARKS: 2021/22 Supplementary Budget Statement Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis – 27 October 2021
Madam Speaker, I rise before this Honourable House to present the 2021/22 Supplementary Budget, and to table the corresponding supplementary appropriations. This supplementary budget, with an effective date of 1st October 2021, will bring our government’s budget in line with our vision for progress, and will not increase the national debt more than forecasted in the May 2021 […]
Hon. Philip Davis Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas address to One Young World Ambassadors
Hello to all One Young World Ambassadors, It is an honor and a pleasure to speak with you today. I always feel a little more youthful whenever I get to address an audience of young people. Maybe it’s the contagious passion and energy, or maybe it’s the many bright minds brimming with optimism. We often say that the […]
Minister of Transport and Housing, Hon. Jobeth Coleby-Davis provided an update on various housing programs at the Ministry of Housing
The Office of the Prime Minister held its first official press briefing on Wednesday, October 20th. The press briefing was the first of many briefings to come, which aim to provide the media and the Bahamian public with a new avenue for further access to information. During this first press briefing, Minister of Transport and […]
Davis administration reaffirms international partnerships to address global climate crisis
During the first press briefing held under the Davis administration on Wednesday 20 October 2021, Director of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection in the Ministry of Environment, Mrs. Rochelle Newbold, reaffirmed the Government’s blueprint for global partnership in addressing climate change and its effects to Small Island Developing States like The Bahamas. “We have […]
Government launches successful free COVID-19 testing pilot program on Inagua
Today the government kept one of its key campaign promises of a New Day by launching its free COVID-19 testing program in Inagua, to combat COVID-19 across the country. Inagua was selected as the launch site because of a recent outbreak of the virus after the election campaign, which sadly resulted in the deaths of […]