Washington DC – Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, Minister of Education, concluded his Working Visit to Washington DC by chairing the Planning Meeting of Authorities of the Inter-American Committee on Education at the Organization of American States on September 28th– 29th, 2017. The meeting focused on crafting a work plan for the Committee for 2017-2019 to prioritize areas… Read more »
Washington DC — Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, Minister of Education, began a working visit to Washington DC on Monday, 25th September, 2017, with Keynote Remarks delivered at an Organization of American States (OAS) Round Table on Innovation and several meetings with prospective development partners, including the OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and private… Read more »
Washington DC – The Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, in Washington, D.C., in its capacity as a designated Verification Center, wishes to advise that the verification process for Bahamas Government employees currently assigned to, or on study or work-related training within the jurisdiction[i], is currently underway at the Embassy, which is located at… Read more »
Washington DC — Royal Bahamas Defence Force Lieutenant Commanders Sonia Miller and Kenneth Forbes and Security Attache at the Embassy in Washington DC, John Delancey, were among the Caribbean participants who graduated on Friday, 28th July, 2017 from the Caribbean Defense and Security Course (CDSC) at the William J Perry Centre for Hemispheric Defense Studies… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of the Chief of Protocol of the U.S. State Department hosted a farewell reception for His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, and his wife Mrs. Francoise Torchon Newry on Thursday afternoon, July 27, 2017 in The James Monroe Room of the State Department, 2201 C… Read more »
Washington DC – 21st, July 2017 — Senator the Hon. Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, headed a delegation of Bahamian officials that participated in a capacity building tour facilitated by the Organization of American States (OAS) in the context of its Small Business Development Centre… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Bahamas Embassy visited a robotics engineering team of six students from St. Augustine College (SAC) on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, competing in the FIRST Global Challenge at DAR Constitution Hall, under the Grand Challenge Theme: Providing Access to Clean Water. The challenge theme of this year demonstrates the efforts needed for global… Read more »
Washington DC — The Embassy Consular Annex fulfilled its mandate of engaging the Bahamian diaspora while highlighting the people and culture of The Bahamas with the support of the Bahamas Embassy during two days of celebrations in the capital. The celebrations began on Friday (7th July) evening with a cocktail reception at the St. Regis… Read more »
By MATT MAURA Bahamas Information Services ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, July 4, 2017 (BIS) – The challenges and opportunities that face the Caribbean Community can only be fully addressed through collective ingenuity and action, Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Hubert Alexander Minnis told members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Tuesday, July 4, 2017. This must include… Read more »
Between the 19th – 21st June, 2017, on the margins of the 47th OAS General Assembly in Cancun, Mexico, the Honourable Darren Henfield, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with several counterpart Ministers to discuss matters of mutual interest, in particular security and economic development matters. Photo above: Minister Henfield and Dominican Republic Foreign… Read more »
