Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis speaks at Climate Week NYC 2024 on September 22.
By KEILE CAMPBELL
Tribune Staff Reporter
kcampbell@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he does not believe his efforts to get developed countries to tackle climate change substantially will be derailed following Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election this week, despite Mr Trump’s critical views about climate science.
“He speaks for his country, and I don’t blame all this on him,” he said, adding that the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been ongoing for 29 years, and Mr Trump has only recently ascended in US politics.
“We’re still no further ahead than we were 29 years ago so what happens next will not just depend on what he does or does not do because nothing much has been happening even when he was not there.”
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has said Mr Davis believes climate change is this country’s most pressing issue.
Mr Trump has also expressed hardline immigration views, promising mass detention and deportation of undocumented migrants.
Mr Davis said: “If Bahamians are there and they are not there properly, coming back home, they’re coming back home, so how would that impact us? They’re entitled to be back home.”
He said he hoped returning Bahamians acclimate themselves and become productive in such a situation.
Mr Davis also said he had been advised that the country would soon have a US ambassador.
Former United States US Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts said last year that she was saddened about the country’s 12-year absence of a US ambassador.
In May 2022, US President Joe Biden announced Calvin Smyre as his nominee for the ambassador role. The last US ambassador to serve in The Bahamas was Nicole Avant, who left the post in 2011.
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TalRussell 1 month, 2 weeks ago
So, now, according to Joe Rogan. -- Trump turns out to be totally false in saying that 51 former Intelligence agents had the laptop coming from Russia and it also now turns out -- voting works. -- It's as real and as honest as democrats said voting to be. -- But he still trusts Trump with the Oval Office. --- Yes?
Porcupine 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hey Tal, there is as much truth and intelligence over there, as over here. Which is to say, as Carl Sagan said, "We have entered the age of ignorance." The average comments in our own national papers suggest we are still light years behind the US in education. Don't take it from me, just read birdie's comments and many others in this paper. Ourpopulation is virtually clueless. The US is clueless, while we are even more so. Any arguments there? People don't come to The Bahamas for higher learning, do they? And, what they call higher learning in the States is merely job training. Hence, 70+ million Americans voted for one of the most ignorant, vile people possible. And, we too, yes?
TalRussell 1 month, 2 weeks ago
@ComradePorcupine, US election results, reaffirmed that, -- You go into an election thinking, -- Anything could happen. -- Yes?
TalRussell 1 month, 2 weeks ago
That Megyn Kelly, sure working overtime at sucking up to "King" Trump. --- Will see if works get her hired on as Press Secretary. -- Yes?
hrysippus 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wow, yes to all the previous comments, but Hey, when do get my's own multi thousand dollar Reparation check please? Cos I gotta pay offa my bill to them Numbers Beys dat Christie made legal. For why? I canna only speculate......
Porcupine 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Do we really need to speculate? Surely you jest. How does a politician who never worked an honest day in their lives get rich? How do criminals and sociopaths continue to rise to the top? Hmm, not they they could be in bed with each other.
ScullyUFO 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hey Bahamians. do not forget that Trump and his ilk refer to the Bahamas as a s**thole country.
TalRussell 1 month, 1 week ago
"The premiership who thinks like Trump." -- Yes?
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