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A New Governor-General in the Bahamas

Above: Dame Marguerite Pindling (centre) (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has a new Governor-General: Dame Marguerite Pindling, the widow of the country’s first Prime MInister, Sir Lynden Pindling. Dame Marguerite was sworn in on Tuesday as […]

Bahamas Marks 40 Years of Independence

Above: GG Sir Arthur Foulkes raises the Bahamian flag (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas marks the 40th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday. It was 40 years ago that the Bahamas severed its colonial ties with […]

Bahamas Unveils Monument to Jose Marti in Inagua

Above: the unveiling ceremony in Inagua (BIS Photo/Ulric Woodside) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially unveiled a monument to commemorate Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in Matthew Town, Inagua. Inagua was the port of call during Marti’s […]

Bahamas Officially Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations

Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Ambassador Dr Eugene Newry (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially appointed Dr Eugene Newry as the country’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Newry received his letters […]

Bahamas Names Ambassador to Cuba

Above: Alma Adams By the Caribbean Journal staff Alma Adams has been presented with her instruments of appointment by Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes as the Bahamas’ new Ambassador to Cuba Adams is the first woman ever named to the […]

Bahamas Sets By-Election Date for Former PM’s North Abaco Seat

Above: Former Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has set Oct. 15 as the date of the by-election for the North Abaco seat, the constituency of former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, who is retiring […]

Bahamas Swears in Opposition Senators

Above: Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and new Senator Kwasi Thompson (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ Opposition Free National Movement’s senators were sworn in Wednesday at a ceremony at Government House. Governor General Sir […]

Bahamas Cabinet Members Finish Swearing-In at Government House

Above: Incoming Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell is sworn in (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff The 11 recently-appointed members of the new Bahamas Cabinet let by Prime Minister Perry Christie completed their swearing-in Friday in a ceremony at […]

Bahamas Swears in Eight New Ministers

Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes is at Government House with the newly-sworn-in ministers of the PLP government. From left: Obediah Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism; Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; PM Perry Christie; Philip “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime […]

Bahamas Swears in Perry Christie as PM: “The Voice of the People Was Heard”

Above: Prime Minister Perry Christie and Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Perry Christie has been sworn in as the Bahamas’ Prime Minister for the second time, following a ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Government House. […]

Bahamas Begins 2012 Election

Above: Bay Street in Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas begins its 2012 election Monday, as voters head to the polls to decide the fates of the ruling Free National Movement, opposition Progressive Liberal Party and […]

Bahamas and Austria Strengthen Ties

Above: Bahamian Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Ambassador Dr Hans Peter Manz (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff New Austrian Ambassador to the Bahamas Dr Hans Peter Manz presented his letters of credence yesterday in a ceremony at […]

Prince Harry: “The Bahamas Holds a Special Place” in Queen’s Heart

Above: Prince Harry in his Bahamas visit (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Prince Harry unveiled the new exhibition depicting the reign of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in his visit to Nassau this weekend. The exhibition celebrates the […]

Bolivia, Bahamas Talk Environment

Above: Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez and Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bolivian Ambassador to the Bahamas Diego Pary Rodriguez met this week with Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur […]

Haiti’s Martelly, Bahamian PM Hold Talks

Above: Haitian President Michel Martelly and Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a visit with the Haitian community in Nassau, Haitian President Michel Martelly met today with Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. […]

Haiti’s Martelly Meets with Haitian Community in the Bahamas

Above: Haitian residents in the Bahamas at the Church of God Auditorium in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly met with a contingent of Haitian residents in the Bahamas during his visit to the country that […]

Haitian President Martelly to Visit Bahamas

Above: President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haitian President Michel Martelly is set to arrive in Nassau tonight following his trip to Panama and Venezuela. The President, who signed a series of cooperation agreements in the two countries, […]

Nigeria, Bahamas Talk Tourism Ties

Above: Non-Resident Nigerian High Commissioner Laraba Elsie-Bhutto and Governor-General Sir Arthur Foulkes (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff Stronger ties — particularly in the tourism sector — were on the agenda during a meeting in Nassau last week […]

New Cuban Ambassador to Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes has accepted letters of credence from Ernesto Soberon Guzman, the new Cuban ambassador to the Bahamas. Guzman succeeds former Ambassador Jose Ponce Caraballo. “You should find that the service […]

Bahamas Bids Farewell to US Ambassador

Above: Bahamian Foreign Minister Brent Symonette, US Ambassador Nicole Avant and Robin Symonette (BIS Photo/Kris Symonette) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is bidding farewell to US Ambassador Nicole Avant, who has completed her two-year term and will be […]

Bahamas, China Strengthen Ties

Above: Bahamian Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and China strengthened their already-close relations in a meeting this week in Nassau. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang […]

Remembering the Life of Eugene Dupuch

By Sir Arthur Foulkes Judge Nathaniel Jones, a distinguished Judge of United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeal and former General Counsel for the NAACP, once surveyed the large number of persons entering the legal profession in that country and […]

Bahamas, Norway Strengthen Ties

New Ambassador Peter Opdahl arrives at Government House (BIS Photo) The Bahamas accredited a new Norwegian Ambassador to the Bahamas, aiming to strengthen diplomatic ties between the two countries. Peter Opdahl was named Non-Resident Ambassador, although he will be resident […]

Bahamian, Chinese Officials Meet on National Security, Transnational Crime

Wang Lequan, left, and Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) Officials from China visited the Bahamas this week, discussing issues of national security and law enforcement. The two countries’ dialogue actually followed a stint by two Bahamian police officers […]

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