The Tribune

By KHRISNA RUSSELL

Tribune Chief Reporter

krussell@tribunemedia.net

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis announced that the government will increase funding to further strengthen national security services in the country.

The plans include a new prison by way of a public private partnership and a $6m allocation for new Royal Bahamas Defense Force vessels.

“To make our communities safer, we are also investing in our efforts to combat crime by investing in the construction of a new prison complex, using a public private partnership vehicle.

“We are also allocating $6m in funding for the purchase of new vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. We have also increased our capital allocation for the RBPF to allow them to purchase the necessary crime fighting tools.

Mr Davis said this budget also includes funding to comprehensively address the scourge of crime.

“We need to catch and punish those who break our laws. But we also desperately need more solutions that focus on the prevention of crime, so that we can break the terrible cycles of violence that grip our country.

“In addition, our Second Chance programme will reduce recidivism, and give people who have paid their dues to society a chance at a future,” Mr Davis said.