THE EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI IS OPEN: Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister, with Ambassador Tony Joudi, at the opening of The Bahamas embassy in the United Arab Emirates at the Conrad in Abu Dhabi. The Bahamian community joined them for the occasion 12 February 2025. That’s our photo of the week.
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This may sound strange but we agree with Joe Darville (the political scamp that he is) that we must be cautious about this matter of Spacex in The Bahamas and the work of Elon Musk. Not only are there environmental concerns but there is the question of our values and dealing with an individual who […]
Fred Mitchell, the Foreign Minister of The Bahamas, presided over the opening of the Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates at a ribbon cutting ceremony in the tower at the Conrad in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday 12 February 2025. Omar Shehadeh, the Special Envoy […]
After failing to make the case for the FNM and its foreign policy in the House of Assembly, the country expected that the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield and now Opposition spokesman on Foreign Affairs would have made the case for the FNM when the Foreign Service Bills went to the Senate. Instead […]
Tribune image of Senator Michaela Barnett Ellis Senator Michalea Barnett Ellis spoke in the Senate on the Foreign Service Bills but said nothing about the bills but instead spoke about the government not proceeding to pass the anti-marital rape law. She used a pun saying that the PLP was not Brave enough to pass the […]
Chief Passport Officer Ambassador Nicholas SymonetteThe following statement was issued by the Chairman of the PLP Fred Mitchell on the question of alleged fraud cases and Bahamian passports. The Minister’s statement came following the report in the press of the charges brought against six people for fraudulently obtaining passports, and a subsequent comment by the […]
It is our hope that the cultural community and in particular those at the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts now see who their friends are in the political realm and work to ensure that the PLP returns to office. That is our first thought as the Government signed an MOU with the Dundas Centre […]
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This letter first appeared in the Nassau Guardian 11 February 2025 Dear Editor, Whenever it is permitted to govern, the Free National Movement (FNM) unfailingly works against the interests of the majority of Bahamians. Its record is one of protecting concentrated wealth, increasing an already high tax burden on the poor, never raising the minimum […]
( What’s friendship got to do with it? Pay us what you owe us.—Editor) Executive Director of the Grand Bahama Port Authority in his own words speaking at the Business Outlook Seminar in Freeport as reported in The Nassau Guardian 14 February 2025: “I count the prime minister’s wife as a good friend. I like […]
Opening of UAE Embassy for The Bahamas 12 Feb, 2025
15 February 2025 From Facebook: We have done our walk thru for the Congo Town Festival to be held on 15 February 2025. It looks like all is in order. Let’s have a good time this coming Saturday beginning at 3 p m Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 9 February 2025
From Facebook: At the World Governments Summit on Dubai with Ambassador Tony Joudi and Foreign Minister of State Okello. 11 February 2025 Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill
From Facebook: It was a pleasure reconnecting with Dion Bowe at his home in Dubai, having repaired there from Panama. His investments have led him to Dubai. His family is with him. His mom Inguerita is the widow of Leslie Bowe of Montell Heights. His boys Christopher and Dion Jr joined us for the photo. […]
Congratulations to Rev Sabrina Pinder who celebrated her 70th birthday at the Fox Hill Community Centre with her beloved husband Bishop Carrington Pinder on Friday 7 February 2025. Rev Pinder is the pastor of St Mark’s in Fox Hill. MP Fred Mitchell sent the following message: BIRTHDAY GREETING FOR REV SABRINA PINDER FOX HILL COMMUNITY […]
From Facebook: Glad to meet Chef Nik at his wonderful restaurant the Crackpot Kitchen in Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. A great example of entrepreneurship. Congratulations. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 6 January 2025
From Facebook: A pleasure to discuss bi lateral and regional affairs with Turks and Caicos Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam and Deputy Governor Anya Williams. A refreshing exchange of views. Thank you. I was accompanied by Jenesta Messam Hon Consul for The Bahamas in the Turks and Caicos. Fred Mitchell MP Fox Hill 6 February 2025
