Eyewitness News Bahamas - Special Coverage | Sept.22nd 2021

this afternoon's proceedings on off or silent but i like when they're after this afternoon's proceedings we do have live refreshments this distinguished guest ladies and gentlemen please please join me in welcoming [Music] get out your tickets now and let's go so [Music] i think we should give the ministers another designated another round of applause [Applause] so please please join me in welcoming the honorable chester cooper the member of parliament for example island deputy prime minister of the commonwealth of the bahamas minister of tourism investments and aviation accompanied by mr cecile cooper please let's welcome the deputy prime minister [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] please remain standing [Applause] lady davis [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so the most honorable cornelius order of the nation nigerian order of the saint george governor general of the commonwealth of the bahamas [Music] can you remain standing for the national anthem of the commonwealth of the bahamas which will be led by by the wall of bahamas the defense force ban american may i invite you to remain standing for prayers for following the national anthem prayers will be delivered by archdeacon james ladies and gentlemen the national anthem of the bahamas [Music] um [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] my [Applause] leader from our elected unappointed leaders these and all other blessings we ask in the name of jesus your son and our savior and we say together amen you may be seated i thank you sincerely archdeacon palacios excellency i beg leave on this afternoon to proceed with an abbreviated form of welcome having regard to this afternoon's agenda sir if it pleases your excellency i wish to recognize members of our cabinet and their spouses members of the judiciary heads of religious denominations public officers members of the diplomatic corps family friends supporters those in the viewing audience ladies and gentlemen welcome may i actually give yourselves a round of applause of welcome [Applause] should it pleases your excellency may i proceed to cause honorable ministers elect to take the oath of allegiance and oath of office at this time your excellency i am pleased to invite the honorable obadiah hercules wilshiker member of parliament [Applause] for west end restaurant bahama and bimini to step forward and i'm pleased to invite his excellency to administer the oath minister wilcome will be sworn in as minister of social services and urban development and leader of government business in the house of assembly the honourable obadiah hercules wiltshire [Applause] i obadiah hercules wilshire do swear that i will be faithful and bear the allegiance to a majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law so help me god i obadiah hercules welcome be an appointed minister do swear that i will do the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel an advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature of contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be true and faithful minister so help me god sorry so so uh uh this is my distinct honor and privilege for 22 minutes hey i am pleased to invite the honorable keith ricardo bell member of parliament member of parliament for carmichael to take the oath of office his ministry is styled minister ministry of labor and immigration minister bell [Applause] i keith ricardo bell do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law so help me god i keith ricardo bell being appointed minister do swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times so regrets are required freely give my counsel and advice to the gutted governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that it will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet unto such extent as may be required for the good government of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any document communicated to me as minister or any mother coming to my knowledge into capacity as such and that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god so so um so point yes so [Applause] so give give mother a round of applause she just want her she ain't one but the photo she'd like to create the prime minister thank you mother may i take this opportunity to once again ask that all persons with mobile devices place them in an off position thank you so so very much and may i ask that once i would have completed with the name and the portfolio of the minister you can give a round of applause that may assist those who would like to hear the portfolios distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen it is my pleasure to invite the honourable born peterson miller member of parliament for golden isles and minister of the environment and natural resources to step forward minister miller uh i von peterson miller do swear that i will be faithful and bear true witness to a majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to the law so help me god i von peterson miller being appointed minister do swear that i will do the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god so oh so uh congratulations uh um okay so i am pleased to invite the honorable jobeth lillian colby davis the member of parliament for elizabeth to take the oath as minister of transport and housing i jo beth lillian colby davis do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law so help me god i jo beth lillian colby davis being appointed minister do swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or content of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be true and faithful minister so help me god [Applause] so so so thank you madam minister my happiest congratulations to the best of success so so so please give the minister of transport and housing another round of applause please it is my honor to invite the member of parliament for pine ridge the honorable ginger maria moxie to take the oath of office as minister for grand bahama minister i ginger maria moxie do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law so help me god i ginger maria moxie being appointed minister do swear that i will do the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or content of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be true and faithful minister so help me god uh it's really really like to offer my happiest congratulations to you and with the time you've got a special place in my heart so uh so it is my pleasure please ladies and gentlemen the minister for grand bahama let's have it one more time please i am pleased to invite the honorable mario keith bollag the member of parliament for garden hills to step forward and to take the oath minister beaulieu will serve as minister of youth sports and culture i mario keith bolle do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law i mario keith boulais being appointed minister do swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other persons for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not in any account or in any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business inks of the cabinet or the nature of contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any model coming to my knowledge and my capacity as such and that in all things i will be true and faithful minister so help me god let's go so so so okay congratulations uh uh now kids so um ladies and gentlemen the minister of youth sports and culture the honorable mario boleg this is a very good place to thank all of the family who've turned out here this afternoon to support the ministers their spouses the parents the aunts the uncles the grandparents the godparents they're all here let's give them all a round of applause for supporting so well this wonderful location and now ladies and gentlemen we proceed now with the oath of office for the ministers of state the honourable basel mackintosh member of parliament for my cal will be sworn in as minister of state for the environment please all right i basil walton mcintosh do swear that i will faithfully and be a true allegiant to majesty the queen ii are here and successes according to law so help me god i basel walton mcintosh being appointed minister do swear that i will too the best of my judgment at all times so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the function of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet unto such extent so may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceeding of the cabinet or the nature or content of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god so so so mm-hmm i'd like to thank you my congratulations uh so so okay okay uh um excellency i give you the honorable miles k leroda [Applause] minister lorota is the member of parliament for the pinewood constituency and will be sworn in as minister of state in the office of the prime minister [Applause] i miles kentwood loroto do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and the successes according to law so help me god i miles kentworth leroda being appointed minister do swear that i will do the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the function of that office for the good for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever to disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that i and that i in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god all so so congratulations so so [Music] may i invite you to give minister lorota another round of applause please the honorable pia tea glover roll the the member of parliament for golden gates will serve as minister of state for the public service i prt glover roll do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successes according to law so help me god i hear t glover roll being appointed minister do swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god [Applause] so so so my great pleasure congratulations thank you very much so thank you very much excellency thank you prime minister and we welcome minister pierre t glover-roll as minister of state for the public service [Applause] [Applause] it gives me great pleasure to present at this time the honorable lisa raming member of parliament for marathon [Applause] minister rahman will take the oath as minister of state in the ministry of social services and urban development uh i lisa tommy rumming do swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her hairs and successes according to law so help me god i lisa tammy rumming being appointed minister do swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give my counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and that i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the fairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god [Applause] [Applause] so congratulations so uh [Music] uh [Applause] [Music] thank you very much please give miss lisa ramming another round of applause [Applause] excellency it is my delightful pleasure to present the honourable zane e lightbone member of parliament for yamacraw minister of state in the ministry of education technical and vocational training minister light born okay i zane and rico light born to swear that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth ii her heirs and successors according to law so help me god i zain enrico lightbourne being appointed minister to swear that i will to the best of my judgment at all times when so required freely give counsel and advice to the governor general or any other person for the time being lawfully performing the functions of that office for the good management of the pub of the public affairs of the bahamas and i do further swear that i will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose the council advice opinion or vote of any particular minister or parliamentary secretary and i i will not accept with the authority of the cabinet and to such extent as may be required for the good management of the affairs of the bahamas directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the cabinet or the nature or contents of any documents communicated to me as minister or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity as such and that in all things i will be a true and faithful minister so help me god [Applause] so [Music] so so [Music] success [Music] [Music] so [Music] yes okay so [Music] good to see you distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen the oats taken by the honourable zane e ligbon [Applause] minister of state in the ministry of education and technical and vocational training concludes the swearing of ministers please give all the ministers a round of applause [Applause] the cabinet of the bahamas is complete we will hear from our beloved prime minister shortly but before doing so it is my delightful pleasure to invite the royal bahamas defense force ban to give us a good item the band [Music] together [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] when my um [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] i [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] calling me too [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so what's that separated [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] bye [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] me me [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] what a strong voice right on point thank you thank you [Applause] a distinguished guest ladies and gentlemen please rise now as i welcome the ceo the leader the visionaire they call them brave davis honorable brave davis honorable philip edward davis to come now in his own way and to bring some remarks ladies and gentlemen the prime minister of the commonwealth of the bahamas just one minute you know being covered just wanted to make sure everything is clear sorry thank you very much thank you very much ps please be seated your excellency the governor general first lady my wife anne marie deputy prime minister i tested cooper and mrs cooper my cabinet colleagues honorable and distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen good afternoon first of all i wish to thank the governor general and members of his staff for their continuing support in affecting this smooth transition to our new administration we are we are grateful for their ongoing council and look forward to continuing our partnership as we work on behalf of the bahamian people your excellency the health and economic crisis in which we currently find ourselves are expressed in every single facet of the lives of the bahamian people because government is organized by ministerial portfolio it is easy to easy to forget the jobs that we do are intertwined the many arms of government must work together and i am keen that we make every effort to be as efficient and as effective as possible in doing so we must cut across the silos of the structure and keep our shared goals and priorities clearly in sight our team of experienced and new parliamentarians have already begun to demonstrate the kind of teamwork that is required while each title and rule carry specific responsibilities we understand fully that it is by working together that we can achieve the best results and the partnership in government must also be strong and secure mindful and compassionate and by working with the bahamian people together we will build a lasting legacy for our children and all those who come behind this was and is the founding ideal of independence this is our promise of a new day for all bohemians the honourable over the eye will come his political career began in 1994 serving as a member of parliament a senator and twice as a cabinet minister it is because of this deep knowledge and lengthy experience of government that i've appointed him as minister of social services and urban development in recent years our national suffering has caused than ever before to have to rely on the support of the state i'm keen that our administration does so with care and compassion and that the bureaucracy is minimized so that effective help and support is given to those who need it most mr wilson's vast governmental experience and knowledge of the mechanisms of government will enable him to ensure that people don't fall through the cracks we must do everything possible to look out for the vulnerable and those most in need during the past four and a half years the payment people have said again and again that the number one issue for them has been jobs far too many have through no fault of their own being out of work and far too many of those who are in work have not been treated with the with the respect that they rightly deserve labor relations are at an all-time low in all things related to jobs employment and labor relations we will put the haymans first and mr keith bell will apply the same standards of excellence that he brought to policing and the law to this portfolio which can improve the working lives of so many bahamian people our country remains one of the top 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change we need to continue to build our resilience while at the same time making sure that all bahamas benefit from our natural resources on land and sea as minister for the environment mr warren miller will bring this strong sense of purpose for which he has become so noted in recent years living in an archipelago our ability to remain connected is vital to be able to travel between and around our islands is fundamental to our way of life and yet one of the most visible signs of neglect in the past years has been the degradation of our transport network this comes even as more behaviors have been displaced during the past four and a half years than at any other time before reports of entire families being forced to sleep in their cars have been heartbreaking and yet remarkably it has been done to address this and so i've appointed mrs gilbert colby davis to serve as minister of transport and housing during her tenure as a senator since 2017 she displayed the kind of fearlessness and forensic legal approach which i look forward to her bringing with these national challenges two years after the passage of hurricane dorian the people of grand bahama have yet to return to anything like a state of normalty this coupled with several major strategic missteps in recent years means that our second largest island and economy is in desperate need of wisdom experience innovation compassion and a high degree of competence as minister grant bahama mrs ginger moxie is ideal suited for the job she will bring to bear her unique combination of executive experience at the grand bangla port authority a track record of entrepreneurial skills and success and deep ties to the grand bahama community as a legendary sports coach mr mario boleg has decades long experience of working with young people and at every level of sport as minister of youth sports and culture he played a key role as we develop and expand the creative economy of the bahamas so that the talent and creative potential of our people can be translated into economic success the many pressing challenges that our country faces right now means that we need to put all hands on deck i am proud that some of the best of those hands are part of our parliamentary team who can bring expertise experience and industry to the task at hand i've therefore appointed a following minister of state to support the urgent and important work which my administration must deliver for the benefit of the bahamian people [Applause] mr basil macintosh is a highly acclaimed professional engineer who is accredited to work in the united states canada as well as the bahamas he has received numerous awards and honours over the years for his work in the design and supervision of commercial residential industrial and marine structures as minister of state for the environment he will provide the invaluable support to the substantive work of that ministry as my num as my government pursues a number of initiatives that reach across various industries and sectors it is vital that the office of the prime minister has to reach flexibility and agility to ensure that we are able to get the many jobs done as minister of state in the office of the prime minister mr miles laroda will bring his experience of the law and the public service to beer as well as the adaptability of the private sector as minister of state for the public service mr spear global rule we'll bring her experience of labor relations and private sector achievements to help to ensure that the public service is fit for purpose to deliver on the prominent priorities of the government and to serve the needs of the bahamian people a 20-year history in hospitality tourism government the entertainment industry means that she has the breadth of knowledge to span across some of the major sectors of our economy i'm delighted that mrs lisa ramming will serve as minister of state in the ministry of social service and urban development as a former assistant superintendent of police lawyer and highly decorated recipient for her work in the urban development urban renewal and specifically our work in the urban renewal program our first-hand knowledge and experience for urban communities will help to transform the lives and prospects of the bahamian people a lifelong educator and union leader on the national inter international stage mr zane lightburn has deep knowledge and experience not only of the educational needs of our young people but also the structures and practices of teaching and administration he'll make an excellent minister of state for education his support will be invaluable as we seek to improve the educational outcomes for bohemians and help to prepare them to overcome the challenges and seize the opportunities in our promise of a new day for the bahamas i look forward to working with all of my colleagues to bring about a better time in our bahamas i pray god's blessings on all of us and may god bless the comments of the bahamas please give prime minister another round of applause for such timely remarks you may be seated thank you we're just about completed with our afternoon proceedings we're going to go into the official photographs at this time we should like to invite all of the ministers this morning today today's ministers to step forward and the protocol officers will assist and shortly after this photo we will invite the honorable ministers who were sworn in earlier in the week to join for a photo in a few minutes yes [Music] so [Music] yes [Music] oh [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] you are [Music] can we can we invite the other cabinet ministers to join for a full photo please [Music] [Music] we'll have a we'll have a complete photo um we are aware that minister daval is away on official business but we'll take a photo of those who are here thank you [Music] come on [Music] [Music] hi [Music] [Music] oh [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] so [Music] foreign [Music] just hold you up just all your positions please for his excellency [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] yeah please be seated ladies and gentlemen please be seated for our clothing [Music] kindly be seated for our closing please be seated for our closing ladies and gentlemen it is my pleasure to invite bishop ronald campbell from the highway church of god to lead us in closing prayer following prayers the royal bahamas defense force band will lead us in the national anthem of the commonwealth of the bahamas thereafter i invite you to remain in your places for the departure of our governor general our prime minister and lady davis along with deputy prime minister and mrs davis cabinet ministers and cooper and other members thank you please stand for benediction let us pray god of our fathers god of our very years we thank you for what our eyes have seen [Music] our heirs have heard as we come to benedick we just want to say thank you for these proceedings every member god we pray for direction probably pray that you would keep them in the hollow of your hands glad we pray that you would guide our executive our cabinet that they would do what is right in your sight god we thank you again for these proceedings this blessings now reacts in jesus name you may now go in peace god bless [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] can you remain in your places please and the band will give us a musical a band will play a musical first place [Music] myself oh [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] great you

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Published: Wed Sep 22 2021