Minister of State for Finance and for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of State for Finance Kwasi Thompson yesterday acknowledged that as the government forges ahead with its digital transformation, it cannot leave its employees behind, noting that they likewise need to be upskilled and retooled. Thompson, who was addressing a Cable Bahamas Business Solutions forum, acknowledged queries over how the government’s push to digitize its services would affect its employees. Thompson said: “It is absolutely critical that we build capacity as part of our digital transformation. We need to continue to upskill and retool our employees and not leave them behind but move them along in the whole process of digital transformation.