Poverty in the Bahamas

Poverty in the Bahamas 




The poverty rate in the Bahamas currently sits at 12.5 percent. The Bahamas has the resources, tools and labor force to reduce the poverty rate, but lacks the vision and ambition to do so. A large part of people receive financial aid from the Bahamian government. Although multiple leaders in the Bahamas are at odds about how to improve the economy, all agree that something must be done, soon. Poverty and unemployment rates are constantly rising. The citizens and leaders of the Bahamas must find a better way to come together to improve these conditions. The poverty rate in the Bahamas is much higher than that of the United States. Both countries are making advances to address the issue of poverty and unemployment, but it seems that the Bahamian government has not progresses as much as the US.


References

Robinson, Carrie. (2016, August 18). Poverty in the Bahamas. Retrieved from https://borgenproject.org/poverty-in-the-bahamas/

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