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
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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. […]
Press Statement from Prime Minister Hon. Philip Edward Davis KC MP on the NIB Rate Increase
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Immediate Release June 6, 2023 Today, I would like to address the situation facing the National Insurance Board (NIB). Firstly, let me assure all Bahamians that while we acknowledge the need for adjustments, no NIB rate increase will occur during the new fiscal year. Instead, the rate increase will be introduced next year on the […]
Prime Minister Davis’ Remarks on the Budget for Security and Progress
Madam Speaker: Providence has determined that each of us has been blessed to represent our fellow Bahamians in this parliament as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of our Commonwealth. My government heeds well the rallying cry of this year’s celebrations, that we should do all that we can to lift up our […]