Office of The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas is the head of the Government of the Bahamas. He is also the Minister of Finance and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Centreville. Duties of the Prime Minister include:
- the Grand Bahama Port Authority
- the Public Utilities Commission
- City of Nassau revitalisation project
- Industrial and hotel encouragement
- Bahamas Information Services
- National Economic Council
- Promotion and facilitation of investment
- Development in the Family Islands
Agencies under the prime minister include:
- Department of Lands and Surveys
- Lands and Surveying
- Acquiring Land
- Department of Local Government
- Relations with Local Government Agencies
- Local improvement associations
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