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March 20, 2024
Prime Minister Davis says he was in Botswana representing ‘not just The Bahamas but the spirit of unity and cooperation that transcends oceans’

During his Official Remarks at the Joint Press Conference with President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, on March 18, 2024, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said that it filled him “with immense joy and a deep sense of privilege” to be there among friends in the Republic of Botswana, representing “not just The Bahamas but the spirit of unity and cooperation tha...

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March 18, 2024
Statement on Prime Minister Davis’s Official Visit to the Republic of Botswana - Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Philip Davis is leading an official visit to the Republic of Botswana from March 18 to 22, 2024, following an invitation from His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, President of Botswana.

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January 31, 2024
C9 Advocates for Fair Share to Drive Caribbean Telecommunications and Development

In 2023, six international big tech companies earned US$11.5 billion from the Caribbean, without contributing or reinvesting any of their revenues into the region’s development. This was revealed by Lisa Agard, the newly appointed Chair of C9, as she participated in a panel discussion on Fair Share, at the CANTO Connect & 40th AGM Celebration at the Hyatt Regency on Monday.

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January 04, 2024
Tourism Arrivals Outperform Expectations through November

The Bahamas continues its meteoric rise in tourism as air and sea arrivals reach unprecedented heights, marking sustained growth that has surpassed previous years' benchmarks.

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December 19, 2023
The Ministry of Education announces Junkanoo inscription achievement

The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training has announced the results of a “significant cultural achievement” -- the Bahamas’ request to be registered on the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Convention to safeguard the ICH Junkanoo.

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December 05, 2023
The Bahamas Recorded a “Smashing Eight Million Plus” Tourist Arrivals

Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation the Hon. I. Chester Cooper announced that The Bahamas has recorded a smashing eight million plus tourist arrivals.

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November 28, 2023
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, joins GCA Advisory Board

The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has accepted an invitation from Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the Board of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)and Professor Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of GCA to become a member of the Advisory Board.

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November 03, 2023
OPM press statement clarifying meeting of Christopher Davis with FTX

Christopher Davis, the son of the Prime Minister, an author and researcher on the history of slavery in The Bahamas, is the founder of a non-profit organization called Sankofa Flamingo, which strengthens Bahamian ties to historical roots in Africa and promotes Junkanoo in Africa.

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September 19, 2023
Bahamas Development Bank to Bridge Global Funding and National Development

The Finance in Common Summit recently held in Colombia gathered national development banks (NDBs), including The Bahamas Development Bank (BDB), and emphasized the major role they play as a link between international and domestic finance related to project development financing and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) lending.

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