MOE GROUP VISITS EMBASSY

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several members of the delegation from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology — who are in Washington, D.C., for meetings related to the work of the Inter-American Committee on Education (ICE), particularly the construction of an Inter-American Education Agenda, with the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretariat and representatives of Bolivia, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic — visited the Embassy of The Bahamas, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., on Friday, September 2, 2016. The Bahamas assumed chairmanship of the Inter-American Committee on Education in April, 2016, and will be hosting the 9th Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Education in Nassau in February 2017, where it is anticipated that the Inter-American Education Agenda will be adopted. Pictured from left to right at the Embassy are: Dr. Marcellus Taylor, Deputy Director of Education; Mrs. Nesta Pathirana, Private Secretary, Embassy of The Bahamas; Mr. Dharmadasa Hettiarachchi, Ambassador’s Chauffeur; Mrs. Michelle Sears, Assistant Director of Education; Mr. Charles Cameron Ferguson, Facilities Manager, Embassy of The Bahamas; Mrs. Colleen Isaacs, Accounts Officer, Embassy of The Bahamas; Mr. Reginald I. Saunders, Scholarships Administrator; Mr. Chet Neymour, Charge d’Affaires, a.i., Embassy of The Bahamas; Ms. Jade Williams, Third Secretary, Embassy of The Bahamas; Ms. Krissy Hanna, Second Secretary, Embassy of The Bahamas; and Mr. Paulo Landicho, Chauffeur, Embassy of The Bahamas.