Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Zhivargo Laing commented: “Technology can make us more productive, more efficient, more effective and more competitive. It can make us more prosperous and more affluent.
“It will ultimately make us all better off.” The portal is the result of a collaboration between the Finance Ministry and IDA International–the government of Singapore’s technology subsidiary. IDA consultants arrived in The Bahamas early in 2010 to undertake a six-month study of the country’s technological capability and make recommendations to improve online services.
Since the project was officially launched in November last year, the government has established an Information Technology Dept to manage the new website and, according to Financial Secretary Ehurd Cunningham, it intends to develop the revamped government site even further. “The completion of this project is not the end. E-government for The Bahamas is only just beginning,” he said.
Source: http://www.thebahamasinvestor.com/2011/bahamas-government-launches-new-portal-website/
Visit the Bahamas Government portal at http://bahamas.gov.bs