Free Town member of Parliament Wayne Munroe is the new leader of government business in the House of Assembly. His appointment came just over a week after the unexpected death of Obie Wilchcombe, who was the MP for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, the minister of social services, information and broadcasting, and the leader of
The Davis administration has committed to introducing The Bahamas National Development Plan Bill “in order to lay the strategic foundation for the future”. “By putting the National Development Plan on a statutory footing, my government seeks to ensure that the next 50 years of our national life will have a firm strategic underpinning and focus,” said
Opposition Leader Michael Pintard slammed the Speech from the Throne as “recycled ideas” while pledging to double down on attempts to get answers from the government on key issues such as immigration and matters surrounding the FTX fallout. “What is worrisome about today is that we sat through 60 minutes of recycled ideas and initiatives
Several rounds of public consultations on legislation regulating cannabis and hemp have already been completed, and the government “notes the widespread enthusiasm amongst the public for this new health and economic sector”, Governor General Cynthia A. Pratt said yesterday while reading the Speech from the Throne at the Opening of Parliament. Pratt said the government
The Speech from the Throne marking the start of a new session of Parliament yesterday laid out a legislative agenda to address a wide range of issues, including the high cost of living, climate change, irregular migration, crime, and the backlog within the judicial system. “In this next phase of the administration, my government will continue