HEADING TO BAKU
The site of the Conference of the Parties (COP) 29 will be Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan in November 2024. The Bahamas is one of the leaders in the climate change movement. The government in Baku has asked The Bahamas to join a special appeal for the outcome documents of the conference and to that end has called a meeting of three nations (two from the Pacific and one from the Caribbean) with them in Baku next week. Fred Mitchell will represent The Bahamas at the meeting.
KINGSLEY SMITH MP GETS MARRIED
Congratulations to the newlywed Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Kingsley Smith and his beautiful bride. She is the daughter of Josh Wilkinson of Bimini and is a Biminite and he is from West End. A perfect match for the constituency. All the best. The wedding took place at St Mary Magdeline in West End and Prime Minister Philip Davis and the Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell attended the ceremony.
Kingsley Smith MP gets married in West End at the St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church Rev Oswald Pinder presiding. The Prime Minister Philip Davis, Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell National Security Minister Wayne Munroe, Grand Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey, MP Kirk Cornish, Minister Basil McIntosh, father of the bride Sterling aka Josh Wilkinson with Senators Randy Rolle, Kirk Russell and Minister Leon Lundy. 4 May 2024. Photos by Calvin Brown Jr RBDF
DOMINIC AND ATARIO MARK 15 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Congratulations to the Bahamas Striping Group of companies on the 15th anniversary of their company. From a simple road striping company started with a 5,000 dollar grant from the government, they are now doing mega business and helping to develop the country far and wide. We wish them both the best: Atario Mitchell, President and Dominic Sturrup who is the Chairman.
MITCHELL RESPONDS TO THE GRAND BAHAMA PORT AUTHORITY
National Honours Committee At Work
The Advisory Committee on National Honours meeting at the Cabinet Office in Nassau. National Honours will be announced on 10 July 2024 and conferred by the Governor General on the second Monday in October which is National Heroes Day. Monica Moss and Nicola Ferguson-Forbes, Cabinet Office, Anita Collie-Verdecia, Representative Southern Bahamas, Maxine Duncombe, Cabinet Office, Francis Carey, Representative Central Bahamas, Chairman Advisory Committee for National Honours, the Hon. Madame Justice Camille Darville- Gomez, Senior Commander Granville Adderley and Assistant Commissioner of Police Janet McKenzie. Missing are Attorney, Constance McDonald, Representative Northern Bahamas, Tameka Lundy, Keith Tinker and the Hon. Shanendon Cartwright, Member of Parliament 1 May 2024. Photos by Calvin Brown Jr RBDF
Congratulations To Xavion Johnson
Congratulations to Xavion Johnson who is now in the world in judo rated in the top 200 at 187. He is headed to LaSalle University in Montréal, Canada. He shared the news with the Prime Minister Philip Davis at the OPM 30 April 2024. Later he was joined by his MP Fred Mitchell and his mom Ordain Moss at IHOP. This is exciting news.
Mitchell House Formally Named At L W Young Junior High School
It was a special privilege and honour to have one of the sports houses at L W Young Junior High named after me Fred Mitchell MP as Mitchell House. I was honoured along with former L W Young students Pauline Davis ( Davis House ), Franklin Rutherford ( Rutherford) House, Laverne Eve ( Eve House ) and two squares named after former Principals Telford Mullings and Janet Nixon with Senovia Pierre who wrote L W Young’s school song. Thank you to the Principal Deborah Thompson and to the faculty, staff, and the children. We were joined by my colleague Minister of Sports Mario Bowleg and District Superintendent White and School Board Chair Bishop Daniel Hall. 3 May 2024. The photos are by Calvin Brown Jr RBDF.