The Bahamas
Parliament House of The Bahamas
Key Facts
Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II
Joined the Commonwealth: 1973
Capital City (location of Parliament): Nassau
Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral - House of Assembly (39) and Senate (16)
Further Information:
- Bahamas Parliament
- IPU - House of Assembly and Senate
- CPA Country Directory
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- UN Data
- BBC Country Profile
- British High Commission
- Bahamas High Commission London
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CPA UK and The Bahamas
Parliamentarians from The Bahamas have attended CPA UK's multilateral events such as the Westminster Workshop, which supports the professional development of newly elected parliamentarians.
CPA UK has had no recent bilateral engagement with The Bahamas, but looks forward to future cooperation.
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Our Recent Programmes
Westminster Workshop on Public Accounts Committees, Westminster, 4-6 December 2017
CPA UK's series of capacity building Westminster Workshops have explored the role of parliamentarians and parliamentary Public Accounts Committees (PACs) in financial oversight, providing practical training and knowledge to Commonwealth PACs. The 2017 Westminster Workshop aimed to further the role of parliamentarians in the promotion of tax transparency and the prevention of tax avoidance.
