Washington DC – On the 26th March, 2018, Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the OAS, H. E. Sidney Collie, signed an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the General Secretariat of the OAS and the Government of The Bahamas for the OAS -Government of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Scholarship Programme to expand…

On 12th March, 2018 Commonwealth countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe observed Commonwealth Day. Faith and civic gatherings, debates, school assemblies, flag raising ceremonies, street parties and fashion shows were amongst the events hosted to commemorate the vast diversity, strong unity and uplifting values that define the Commonwealth. This…

Coronie, Suriname – H.E. Reuben Rahming, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the Republic of Suriname, toured apiaries and coconut oil productions sites in the Coronie District during a visit to the Republic of Suriname on Wednesday 14 March, 2018. The Ambassador who had presented his Letters of Credential to the H.E. Desiré Delano Bouterse, at…

In keeping with Government’s commitment to Public/Private partnerships for growing the economy, Senator the Hon. Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, and Mr. Edison Sumner, CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation, led a delegation of Bahamian public and private sector officials on a trade Mission to the Washington DC…

Paramaribo, Suriname – H.E. Reuben Rahming, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the Republic of Suriname presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Suriname, H.E. Desiré Delano Bouterse, at a Ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo on Tuesday 13 March, 2018.  Ambassador Rahming delivered Greetings on behalf of the Rt….

On behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveys its congratulations and best wishes to the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and its fellow member states in the Commonwealth, as we celebrate Commonwealth Day. In celebration of the Commonwealth’s theme ‘Towards a Common…

The Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority presents his compliments to the members of the Authority, and has the honour to refer to the Secretary-General’s Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research, one of seven Voluntary Commitments that the Authority has announced at the opening of the 2017 UN Ocean Conference, which is aimed at encouraging…

On the occasion of the 174th Anniversary of the Dominican Republic, 27th February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, conveys congratulations and best wishes to the government and people of the Dominican Republic on behalf of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The National Day of the Dominican Republic…

25 February 2018 – Port Au Prince, Haiti – the High-Level Meeting between the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Dr the Hon Hubert A. Minnis and the President of Haiti, H.E. Jovenal Moise, concluded with a joint Communique. The meeting took place in the margins of the 29th Intersessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of State and Government…