Minister Sweeting
Public Procurement Bill 2022 would especially assist those in the Family Islands, giving equal opportunity to bid, said Minister Sweeting
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, the Hon. Clay Sweeting said that the Public Procurement Bill 2022 would be key in addressing some of the challenges faced by residents throughout the country, especially those on the Family Islands, as he made his contribution to the bill’s debate in the House of Assembly, March 15, 2023. He said: “Madam Speaker, for as long as I can remember, Family Islanders have experienced a noticeable disconnect from Central Government as it relates to Procurement and Contracts for Services provided. But we are fixing it! Government administrations have for so long overlooked the capacity, the talent, the ability of Family Islanders to provide certa...
Minister Sweeting pays courtesy call on Jamaica’s agriculture minister.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Agricultural industry officials of The Bahamas paid a courtesy call on Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries the Hon. Pernel Charles (centre right), in Kingston, July 26, 2022. At the courtesy call were: Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs the Hon. Clay Sweeting (centre left); Parliamentary Secretary Leonardo Lightbourne (right); Bahamas FAO Ambassador H.E. Winston Pinnock(left); Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), and Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) officials. During the meeting, both ministers vowed to work together to combat food insecurity.
