The event sought to highlight some of the specific calls for action contained in the recently adopted outcome document of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, held in September in Apia, Samoa, which relate to the strengthening of information and communications technology (ICT) platforms for Small Island Developing States in order to advance sustainable development and reduce vulnerabilities and isolation; an issue of particular concern for archipelagic nations such as The Bahamas.
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Presented by Carol Roach, Deputy Director of Information Technology in the Ministry of Finance, the e-government seminar educated brokers, agents, appraisers and developers on the five transactional features currently on the site: real property tax payments, driver’s licence renewals, vendor inquiries, traffic fine payments and online customer service. Future upgrades to the site include web presence of the Bahamas Postal Service, Cabinet & Disaster Management (NEMA), and the Department of Marine Resources.
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Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson, State Minister for Legal Affairs, the Hon. Damian Gomez, and Permanent Secretary Archie Nairn, along with IT specialists from the Registrar General's Office in New Providence visited the Local Government Administrator Offices in Harbour Island, North Eleuthera, Central And South Eleuthera May 9 to install and briefly train staff to access the database and print out certificates for the Administrator to authenticate on site. The cost of documents are about $10 each, which is the same as if paying for it in Nassau.
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The half-day session will provide current information on issues affecting the real estate industry and will include presentations on updates on the government’s e-portal by Carol Roach, Deputy Director of Information Technology in the Ministry of Finance; anti-money laundering by Stephen Thompson, Compliance Commission Inspector and factors affecting property values in The Bahamas by Paul Worrell, Principal DHP Associates.
BS:Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates now available with partial launch of E-Government Services
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 saw the partial launch of E-government services in Eleuthera, with the introduction of the resources to acquire birth, death and marriage certificates directly from Administrative offices in Harbour Island, North Eleuthera (Upper Bogue), Governor’s Harbour and Rock Sound.
On hand to officially launch the introduction of those Registrar General’s services across the Eleutheras, were Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Allison Maynard-Gibson; Member of Parliament for Central and South Eleuthera and Minister of State for Legal Affairs, Damian Gomez; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Archie Nairn.