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March 02, 2023
Former PM: Free Speech Should Not Be Stifled

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The former prime minister coming to the defense of the group of protestors who sought to make their voices heard during the recent CARICOM meeting but ended up in handcuffs.

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March 02, 2023
PM blames speech writers for inaccurate deficit info

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday said that the fiscal deficit decreased by $5.3 million in the first half of the fiscal year as he admitted that comments made on the deficit last week were inaccurate.  In his mid-year budget communication last week, Davis said that revenue collections were up but also noted [...]

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February 22, 2023
OPM press statement on Prime Minister's Speech to the Business Round Table (February 20, 2023)

Today, the Prime Minister delivered a speech to the Business Round Table, reflecting on the past 50 years of independence, the current state of the nation, and the government's priorities for the future.

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February 20, 2023
Pintard: PM's speech comes up short

Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said Prime Minister Philip Davis' national address on illegal immigration and shantytowns last night was "deeply disappointing and failed to rise to the moment that our country faces". In that speech, Davis promised strong action on illegal immigration and told shantytown residents they need to leave those communities. But Pintard insisted ...
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January 24, 2023
A speech without a sound strategy

Though the prime minister's speech at the annual Bahamas Business Outlook is not a particular bellwether of the year's economic fortunes, it is hoped to give the business community a chance to delve into what the executive is planning that could impact their outcomes. Therefore, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip "Brave" Davis' address ...
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December 05, 2022
SAC wins National HIV/AIDS High School Speech Competition

Andre Rolle successfully argued that the age to access HIV testing and services should be lowered to 16 since it is the age that teenagers can legally give consent to have sex, to win the National HIV/AIDS High School Speech Competition. Under the current law, a teen has to be at least 18 years of ...
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November 29, 2022
FNM says AG's speech came too late 

While praising Attorney General Ryan Pinder's "comprehensive" statement on the collapse of FTX, Shadow Minister of Finance Kwasi Thompson said the government's response took too long, which caused irreparable damage to the country's reputation. Pinder delivered a national address on the fall of crypto giant FTX, an exchange that is headquartered in The Bahamas. "We ...
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Unpacking the speech
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October 13, 2022
Unpacking the speech

In his address to the nation on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Philip Davis unsurprisingly portrayed his administration as the great savior that has in just one year reversed many of the misfortunes that had beset us at the time the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was voted in on September 16, 2021. But Davis did rightly ...
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September 02, 2022
Student speech competition to focus on crime prevention

STRONGER Neighbourhoods Bahamas Foundation (SNB) will be partnering with the Royal Bahamas Police Force for an upcoming student speech competition focused on crime prevention.

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July 04, 2022
Nicholas Johnson gives second Princetonvaledictorian speech

Two years after being named Princeton University's first Black valedictorian, Nicholas Johnson experienced another first as he was among the first graduating class to have two commencement ceremonies — which meant Johnson made a second speech - this time around in person, not virtually. Johnson, who has roots in The Bahamas, Jamaica and Canada, said ...
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