Plenary Remarks of the Honourable Darren Henfield, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas “Strengthening Dialogue and Concerted Action for Prosperity” 47th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly Tuesday, 20th June, 2017 Check against Delivery. Colleague Foreign Ministers, Secretary General Almagro and Assistant Secretary General Mendez, Permanent Representatives and… Read more »
The 47th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States was held at the Moon Palace Arena Convention Centre in Cancun, Mexico on June 19th – 21st, 2017. The theme for the General Assembly was: “Strengthening Dialogue and Concerted Action for Prosperity”. The Bahamas was represented and the delegation was… Read more »
NASSAU, Bahamas, June 1, 2017 — The Hon. Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs, returned to Nassau from an official visit to Washington, D.C., 30th May – 1st June 2017, where he participated in the Twenty-ninth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the Situation in Venezuela. On arrival in Washington DC, 30… Read more »
SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WELCOMES 291 SPELLERS FOR 90TH YEAR OF PROUD TRADITION CINCINNATI, May 24, 2017 – The Scripps National Spelling Bee, presented by Kindle, reaches a significant milestone this year — its 90 th national bee. Champion spellers, all 291 of them, and their families will converge on the Washington, D.C., area next… Read more »
By ELCOTT COLEBY Bahamas Information Services Nassau, The Bahamas (BIS) May 15th, 2017 – As Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis continued the process of assembling his cabinet, sixteen substantive and state ministers were sworn in at Government House on the evening of Monday, 15th May 2017, by Her Excellency Dame Maguerite Pindling, Governor General. Prime… Read more »
By ELCOTT COLEBY Bahamas Information Services Nassau, The Bahamas (BIS) May 13th, 2017 – Pronouncing a “new day” in The Bahamas and pledging to honour the mandate of change, the newly sworn-in Hon. Hubert A. Minnis became the fourth Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on May 11, 2017 at Government House. “We… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2017 — The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to The Bahamas congratulated the people of the Caribbean country on their continued commitment to democracy and on their determination to exercise their constitutional right to vote, as reflected in the high turnout rate in the General Elections… Read more »
CUNNINGHAM DISCUSSES INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS AT BAHAMAS EMBASSY “CONVERSATION SERIES” WASHINGTON, DC — The Bahamas Embassy in Washington, D.C., convened its fifth edition of its “YOUNG BAHAMIANS CONVERSATION SERIES” on Friday, May 5, 2017, with speaker Mr. Dion Cunningham presenting an informative and interactive talk on the topic: “Investment in the Arts as crucial… Read more »
OAS TO DEPLOY ELECTORAL OBSERVER MISSION TO BAHAMAS GENERAL ELECTIONS WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission to the general elections in The Bahamas on May 10, 2017, according to the agreement signed on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 between OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro and the Interim… Read more »
Overseas voting in the Advanced Poll will take place on Wednesday, 3rd May 2017 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Embassy of The Bahamas, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., USA. All overseas voters who have completed and submitted the pres
