WASHINGTON, D.C. — His Excellency Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS), sounded a dire warning about the threat of climate change during his remarks at a joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) of the… Read more »
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 10, 2017 — Ministers of Education of the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Nassau, Bahamas, today approved the Inter-American Education Agenda (IEA), the culmination of a two-year process of negotiations to define common priorities aimed at improving quality education in the region, in line with the… Read more »
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Buddy Hield and the New Orleans Pelicans visited Chicago on January 14, 2017, for a game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, the Bahamian basketball sensation received a warm welcome from a group of Bahamians living in the Chicago area during a post-game “meet and… Read more »
YORKTOWN, Virginia — Lieutenant Prescott McPhee of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Training College’s International Maritime Officers Course (IMOC) on December 1, 2016, in Yorktown, Virginia. The IMOC course — a 15 weeks long series of seminars, classes and field studies — provides professional military education to international maritime… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — His Excellency Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), was among those paying tribute to the late Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuela’s Permanent Representative to the OAS during a special meeting of the OAS Permanent Council in the Simon Bolívar Hall… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Organization of American States (OAS) has made a contribution of $25,000 to The Bahamas to assist with recovery efforts from the massive damages caused by Hurricane Matthew early in October. His Excellency Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative to the OAS, was presented with a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Miss World Bahamas Ashley Hamilton was the guest of honour at a reception hosted by Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., at the Bahamas Embassy Consular Annex, 1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W., on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Accompanied by Mr. Jerome Sawyer, Vice President of the Miss Bahamas Organization, Miss… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., welcomed two Bahamian participants of the inaugural class of President Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows during a courtesy call by Tanya McFall of New Providence and Ashleigh Rolle of Grand Bahama at the Bahamas Embassy Consular Annex, 1025 Vermont… Read more »
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has issued the following statement on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas On Wednesday, 8 November 2016, the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, received, via its Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS)/Embassy of the Bahamas, Washington,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 60th Regular Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS), was held from 2nd to 4th November, 2016, at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. The Session brought together Commissioners, Ambassadors and other high-ranking officials of OAS Member States, including representatives from civil… Read more »
