STATEMENT BY THE HON. FREDERICK MITCHELL, M.P MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND IMMIGRATION AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 16, 2014 Madame Chair, Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, Excellencies, Let me first thank the Secretary General and you Assistant Secretary General for all… Read more »
COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIE AT CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT On the eve of his ascension to the chairmanship of CARICOM, Prime Minister Christie led a ministerial delegation to Havana, Cuba, on Sunday to attend the fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit. These summits are held every three years and the locale alternates between a CARICOM country and… Read more »
COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY MINISTRY OF FINANCE RELEASES VAT SCHEDULE OF FINES AND AMNESTY With the passing of the deadline for VAT registration on 30th November, the Ministry of Finance warned of the issuance of fines to late registrants, but “those businesses making best efforts to register within the first few weeks after the deadline… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Captain Stephen M. Russell, Director of The Bahamas’ National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Captain Russell was in Washington participating in a two-day event on Disaster Risk Management at the Organization of… Read more »
COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY Mitchell clarifies misinformation on immigration interdictions The new immigration policies came into effect on Saturday, November 1 and in the wake of a routine spot check by the Department of Immigration, images and commentary were posted in social media including an upload to i-cnn blogspot. The images and commentary suggested night… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bahamian members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity are pictured during their courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Pictured from left to right are: Mr. Esmond Johnson; Mr. William Dean; Mr. Kareem Wallace; Mr. Raymond Pearson; Mr. Gerrard Sawyer; Mr…. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mr. Andrew Russell, a Bahamian who currently lives in Dallas, Texas, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, at the Embassy of the Bahamas, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., on Monday, July 7, 2014. Mr. Russell, who graduated from Nassau Christian Academy, went to… Read more »
