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YOUR GOVERNMENT

House of Assembly

Hon. PHILIP EDWARD

DAVIS

PRIME MINISTER

& MINISTER OF FINANCE

CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY & SAN SALVADOR

Hon. I. CHESTER

COOPER

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

& MINISTER OF TOURISM, INVESTMENTS & AVIATION

THE EXUMAS & RAGGED ISLAND

WAYDE

WATSON

BAINS TOWN & GRANTS TOWN

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

PATRICIA

DEVEAUX

BAMBOO TOWN

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

Hon. KEITH

BELL

CARMICHAEL

MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION & LABOUR

Hon. JOMO

CAMPBELL

CENTREVILLE

MINISTER OF STATE – LEGAL AFFAIRS

JOHN H.W.

PINDER II

CENTRAL & SOUTH ABACO

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF TOURISM, INVESTMENT & AVIATION

Hon. CLAY

SWEETING

CENTRAL & SOUTH ELEUTHERA

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Hon. JoBETH

COLEBY-DAVIS

ELIZABETH

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT & HOUSING 

Hon. GLENYS

HANNA MARTIN

ENGLERSTON

MINISTER OF EDUCATION, TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Hon. ALFRED

SEARS

FT. CHARLOTTE

MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES

Hon. FREDERICK

MITCHELL

FOX HILL

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
& THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Hon. WAYNE

MUNROE

FREETOWN

MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY

Hon. MARIO

BOWLEG

GARDEN HILLS

MINISTER OF YOUTH, SPORTS & CULTURE

Hon. PIA

GLOVER-ROLLE

GOLDEN GATES

MINISTER OF STATE
THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Hon. VAUGHN

MILLER

GOLDEN ISLES

MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES

Hon. LEON

LUNDY

MANGROVE CAY & SOUTH ANDROS

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

Hon. LISA

RAHMING

MARATHON

MINISTER OF STATE – SOCIAL SERVICES & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Hon. BASIL

McINTOSH

MICAL 

MINISTER OF STATE 
 THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES

McKELL

BONABY

MT. MORIAH

JAMAHL

STRACHAN

NASSAU VILLAGE

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

KIRK

CORNISH

NORTH ABACO

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN ABACO

LEONARDO

LIGHTBOURNE

NORTH ANDROS & THE BERRY ISLANDS

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, MARINE RESOURCES & FAMILY ISLAND AFFAIRS

SYLVANUS

PETTY

NORTH ELEUTHERA

Hon. GINGER

MOXEY

PINERIDGE

MINISTER OF GRAND BAHAMA

Hon. MYLES

LaRODA

PINEWOOD

MINISTER OF STATE – OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

BACCHUS

ROLLE

SOUTH BEACH

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES

LESLIA

BRICE

SEABREEZE

LEROY

MAJOR

SOUTHERN SHORES

Hon. DR. MICHAEL

DARVILLE

TALL PINES

MINISTER OF HEALTH & WELLNESS

Hon. OBEDIAH

WILCHCOMBE

WEST GRAND BAHAMA & BIMINI

MINISTER OF SOCIAL SERVICES 
& URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
LEADER OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
 

Hon. ZANE

LIGHTBOURNE

YAMACRAW

MINISTER OF STATE – EDUCATION, TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Senate

Sen. Hon. LASHELL

ADDERLEY

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Sen. Hon. BARRY

GRIFFIN

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Sen. Hon. L. RYAN

PINDER

ATTORNEY GENERAL & MINISTER OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

Sen. Hon. MICHAEL

HALKITIS

MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

LEADER OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS IN THE SENATE

Sen. Hon. TYREL

YOUNG

Sen. Hon. RONALD

DUNCOMBE

Sen. Hon. JAMES

ROLLE-TURNER

Sen. Hon. KIRKLAND

RUSSELL

Sen. Hon. QUINTON

LIGHTBOURNE

Sen. Hon. RANDY

ROLLE

Sen. Hon. DARRON

PITSTOCK

Sen. Hon. Dr. ERICIA

HEPBURN

Hon. Philip Brave Davis

San Salvador, Cat Island & Rum Cay

Leader of The Opposition

Hon. I. Chester Cooper

The Exumas & Ragged Island

Hon. Picewell Forbes

Central & South Andros

Leader of Opposition Business

Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin

Englerston

Parliament Speeches

Merchant Shipping Bill Contribution | Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis

The new Merchant Shipping Bill, (“the Bill”) seeks to continue to provide for:

• the registration of Bahamian ships;
• the propriety interests in ships
• the training, certification, and watchkeeping relating to seafarers,
• the conditions of employment of seafarers and the health and well-being of seafarers on board a ship;
• the prevention of collisions and the safety of navigation;
• the safety of cargoes including transhipment activities;
• the prevention of pollution;
• maritime safety and security;
• the liability of ship owners; and
• Investigations into marine casualties.

Further the Bill retains and updates the requirements for the regulation and development of Merchant Shipping and related services. The provisions of the Limitation of Liability Act will be incorporated into this new Bill. Accordingly, the new Bill will bring together Acts of Parliament in a single, comprehensive Act which embraces the subject matter of the enactments.

AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 IN THE BAHAMAS | Hon. Dr. Micheal R. Darville

After having dominated our lives for almost two years, there is no question that Bahamians everywhere are growing weary in the battle against COVID-19 and are looking forward to bigger and better prospects and achievements from this new day government. They can rest assured that we all are working hard and steadily heading in the right direction. However, when we think we are done with the COVID 19 pandemic, new mutated variants pop up proving that the pandemic is not done with us.

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