US. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL LOOKS FORWARD TO “CONTINUED SUCCESSFUL BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP” WITH THE BAHAMAS

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By MATT MAURA Bahamas Information Services WASHINGTON, D.C. USA (BIS) April 26, 2017 – The Government of the United States of America looks forward to a “continued successful bilateral partnership” with the Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, particularly in the war on the world drug problem, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. State… Read more »

AT CICAD BAHAMIAN OFFICIAL APPLAUDS PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF DRUG USE

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By MATT MAURA Bahamas Information Services WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (BIS) April 25, 2017 – The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission’s decision to take a public health approach to the treatment of drug use and related disorders is one that should be embraced, Ms. Rochelle Basden, Deputy Director of Psychological Services at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in… Read more »

BAHAMAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ‘WORLD DRUG PROBLEM’

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By MATT MAURA Bahamas Information Services WASHINGTON, D.C., USA – The Bahamas remains committed to supporting the work of the Organization of American States (OAS) in identifying effective ways in which to address the world drug problem, Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States… Read more »

REMARKS BY OAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL NESTOR MENDEZ AT THE UNVEILING CEREMONY FOR A MEMORIAL BUST OF THE RT. HON. SIR LYNDEN PINDLING IN THE HALL OF HEROES AT OAS HEADQUARTERS, APRIL 20, 2017

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It is an honor for me to address you this afternoon at today’s ceremony to unveil a bust dedicated to the late Rt. Hon. Sir Lynden Pindling, Former Prime Minister and the Father of the Nation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I am equally honored to be in the presence of his wife, Dame… Read more »

ATTORNEY GENERAL ALLYSON MAYNARD-GIBSON DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT UNVEILING OF SIR LYNDEN PINDLING’S BUST AT OAS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Delivering the keynote address at the unveiling of a memorial bust of the late Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of The Bahamas, at the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday, April 20, 2017, Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Attorney General of The Bahamas, declared that Sir Lynden “is undoubtedly… Read more »

MEMORIAL BUST OF SIR LYNDEN UNVEILED AT OAS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of The Bahamas, unveiled a memorial bust of her late husband, Sir Lynden Pindling, the first Prime Minister of The Bahamas, during an impressive ceremony in the Hall of Heroes at the Organization of American States (OAS), 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., on Thursday,… Read more »

DG BRENNEN-HAYLOCK PAYS COURTESY CALL ON OAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT TO LAUNCH SCHOLARSHIP

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mrs. Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General, paid a courtesy call on Ms. Kim Osborne, OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 primarily to discuss the launch of the 2017 OAS/Government of The Bahamas Scholarship. The Director General also discussed other projects with the OAS… Read more »

OAS – GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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2017 Scholarship Opportunity for Citizens of The Bahamas Scholarship Application Deadline: May 31, 2017 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS), through the Department of Human Development, Education and Employment (DHDEE), and the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, through the OAS Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC), are offering… Read more »