Immigration Officers Anishka Bowleg and Celest Evans represent the Department of Immigration at the PMF/PMR Workshop at Breezes Hotel on February 20th – 22nd, 2019. The pair attended the Component II: National Statistics meetings and will represent the Department on the Sector Specific Working Committees.

The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has enacted the Public Financial Management & Performance Monitoring Reform (PFM/PMR) Project to strengthen the Government’s capacity to allocate, manage and monitor public resources. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for administering the project in conjunction with the Office of the Prime Minister, Department of Statistics, the Treasury Department, Department of Public Services, the Department of Information Technology and the Tenders Board.

With the support of the Inter-American Development Bank, the Bahamas has enacted a program of activities to bring about effective and efficient allocation and management of public resources. Key Government functions have been evaluated using comprehensive assessment tools to establish an empirical performance baseline. Using these metrics, the Government will increase return on investment for public expenditure through more rigorous performance monitoring, increased availability of high quality statistical information and improved budget execution. The Public Financial Management and Performance Monitoring Reform Project will ensure Bahamian fiscal sustainability by improving the allocative efficiency of expenditure and strengthening planning and delivery capacity by improving the country’s investment program and public sector management.

See project website: www.bahamas.gov.bs/pfmpmr