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\"\"On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Hon. Elsworth Johnson delivered a live report to the people of <\/strong><\/em>the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on the work of the Ministry of Financial Services, Trade & <\/strong><\/em>Industry and Immigration. His remarks are below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Good Afternoon Bahamas,<\/p>\n

I would like to begin by thanking the Most Hon. Prime Minister for this opportunity to speak directly to the people and commend him and my cabinet colleagues for their commitment to transparency and accountability in governance. Yet again, we are setting a precedent that I hope will serve as an example for future administrations to follow.<\/p>\n

It is a privilege and an honor to stand before the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas today to give an account of my stewardship of the Ministry of Financial Services, Trade & Industry, and Immigration and the progress we have been making with our future-focused agenda.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/strong> to read more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Hon. 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