Building on Progress: Office of The Prime Minister

Our mission is to build a stronger Bahamas for Bahamians, with principled leadership, an effective government and by advancing opportunity, security and a better quality of life on every island and in every community.

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Prime Minister

The Hon. Philip Davis, Prime Minister

Prime Minister Philip Davis is leading a government focused on building a stronger Bahamas for Bahamians – one where progress is felt in every home and community.

Under his leadership, the Davis Administration is working to make everyday life more affordable, strengthen public safety, and improve education and healthcare. The administration is also expanding opportunities for Bahamian workers and entrepreneurs while modernizing infrastructure.

Prime Minister Davis is advancing major reforms in energy, housing, and Family Island development, while promoting greater accountability and more effective public services.

Internationally, he continues to champion the interests of The Bahamas and other small island states, particularly on climate change and sustainable development.

With a renewed mandate, Prime Minister Davis remains committed to delivering progress that Bahamians can see and feel.

The Hon. McKell Bonaby

Minister of State with Responsibility for Disaster Risk Management and Bahamas Information Service

The Hon. Kirk Cornish

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Abaco

Sen. The Hon. Clint Watson

Parliamentary Secretary

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Creswell Sturrup

Permanent Secretary

Lowering costs for families by:

  • Ending the curfew and travel visa, restoring commerce.
  • Reducing VAT from 12% to 10%, a move which means more disposable income for Bahamian households.
  • Allocating $50 Million to small business development. 
  • Promoting food security by allotting $1.5 million to the Ministry of Agriculture for agricultural technology, training, and capacity building.

Providing support for Bahamians

  • Cutting import duties for dozens of food items (link to the reductions). 

  • Implementing price controls and expanding consumer protections

  • Moulding a more livable Bahamas with a 24% increase to the minimum wage

  • Increasing salaries and pensions for public officers; solidifying agreements with nurse and teachers’ unions to increase pay and establish retention bonuses.

Expanding economic opportunities

  • Boosting funding for social assistance by 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels

  • Allotting $500K for a new women’s shelter, to protect those affected by domestic violence.

  • Implementing a 10% increase in funding to NGOs under Social Services, to better distribute resources to those in need.

  • Improving access to vital health care serves through a $10 Million for a new Catastrophic Care Fund

  • Launching a Home Assistance Repair Programme in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco, and Bimini, to alleviate the economic burdens of increasingly frequent and severe weather events. 

  • Building hundreds of new affordable houses, and cutting VAT and other taxes related to building materials and property transfers.

  • Expanding access to affordable housing and rent-to-own programs