Ministry of Economic Affairs
44 Promoted at the Department of Information and Communications Technology
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Long-awaited promotions have finally come to fruition for 44 staff members at the Department of Transformation and Digitization (DTAD). On Thursday, 23rd March, the first group of employees received their promotion letters after a sixteen-year wait. Minister of Economic Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Halkitis congratulated the staff and thanked them for their patience. “Today, we celebrate a long-awaited and much anticipated milestone that we are proud of and one that you are more than deserving of. “Today is a new day, a day of renewed hope, a day of high expectations and a day of amazing accomplishments. Today, we right the wrongs that have been experienced by staff for so many years. Today, we chart a new course for this department...
World Consumer Rights Day Exhibition Opens in Pompey Square
NASSAU, The Bahamas — A World Consumer Rights Day Exhibition was officially launched Monday, 13th March, at Pompey Square, downtown. World Consumer Rights Day, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 carries the theme, “Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions.” Consumer Agencies represented included the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Consumer Affairs Unit), Consumer Protection Commission, Prices Commission Board, and the Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality. Other organizations that have partnered with the government include: Bahamas Power & Light Co. Ltd., Best Energy Bahamas, Easy Car Sales, Super Green Solutions and the Utilities Regulations & Competition Authority. Attending the event was Minister of Economic Affairs, the Hon. Michael Halkitis, who announced...
The Trade Commission holds its inaugural meeting
NASSAU, The Bahamas — The Ministry of Economic Affairs hosted its inaugural meeting for the members of the newly appointed Trade Commission. The meeting was held at the Balmoral Club, Sanford Drive, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The newly appointed body includes a cross-section of professionals, who represent both New Providence and the Family Islands. Minister of Economic Affairs, Senator the Hon. Michael Halkitis, attended the meeting virtually. He congratulated the new members on their appointments and said that they would play a key role in the country’s trade sector. “I would like to first congratulate Mr. Galanis and the members of the Trade Commission on your appointments. This is a carefully selected team that represents the diversity that exists in a modern Bahamas. The me...
National Digital Identity System – Strategy Kick-off Workshop
NASSAU, The Bahamas (5th July, 2022) – The Ministry of Economic Affairs in conjunction with the National e-Identification System (NIS) Committee convened a two-day kick-off workshop aimed at engaging government and private stakeholders on key issues for the development of a strategy for the implementation of a National Digital Identification System in The Bahamas. The workshop was held at Margaritaville Beach Resort, Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas, on 28th – 29th June, 2022. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Member of Parliament for the Bains and Grants Town Constituency, and Chairman of the NIS Committee, Mr. Wayde Watson, during his address to participants noted that the workshop marked the formal beginning of “the process of developing a strategy, roadmap a...
