{"id":24162,"date":"2022-09-15T18:17:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T23:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=24162"},"modified":"2022-09-15T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T23:17:58","slug":"bahamas-newsdavis-says-govt-will-bring-procurement-law-amendments-after-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/bahamas-newsdavis-says-govt-will-bring-procurement-law-amendments-after-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis says Gov\u2019t Will Bring Procurement Law Amendments After Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahamas<\/p>\n

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After parliament returns from recess, amendments to the Public Procurement Act will be brought to the House of Assembly \u2013 that is the word from Bahamas\u2019 Prime Minister, Philip Davis.<\/p>\n

The Public Procurement Act, which was passed last year, is an act to provide the framework and procedures for the public procurement of goods, works and services; to establish a public procurement department; to promote transparency and integrity in public procurement and for connected matters.<\/p>\n

The Free National Movement (FNM) has continually criticised the administration for not following the law, and\u00a0Davis has expressed that the law as it is is not workable but challenging. FNM Leader Michael Pintard said the government\u2019s failure to adhere to the law was unacceptable.<\/p>\n

In May, Pintard expressed that \u201cthe prime minister admitted on his feet in the House of Assembly that he is not in compliance with the law and that they have no intention to obey the law as it is presently written,\u201d he said in May.<\/p>\n

Davis said, however, that \u201cif we were to follow the law as it is, we would never be able to bring relief to people, particularly you would have seen the challenges we have with the hospital. If we were to follow that, we\u2019d probably still be in the potholes trying to address the issues. They\u2019re not workable,\u201d he added while explaining the reason for the decision.<\/p>\n

In order to combat the challenges, he said that the suggestions made in aid of amending the laws are under consideration.<\/p>\n

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