The Government of The Bahamas is actively monitoring developments in Haiti, and has established a Special Haiti Emergency Assistance Fund with a view to providing an organized and safe way for members of the Bahamian community to contribute towards emergency assistance and restoration efforts in Haiti.

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Applications are invited from qualified and experienced teachers to teach the following subject(s) in the High Schools of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas beginning 23rd August 2010: Mathematics, and Language Arts.

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Nassau, Bahamas — Defence Force Commodore Clifford Scavella has been named as Prime Minister the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham’s special envoy to Haiti. The Prime Minister made this announcement at a Press Conference called by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sunday, January 17. Commodore Scavella retires as head of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Thursday, January 21.

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The Government today announced that a Special Haiti Emergency Assistance Fund is being established with a view to providing an organized and safe way for members of the Bahamian community to contribute towards emergency assistance and restoration efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in that country on Tuesday.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to assure the public that the Government is actively monitoring developments in Haiti following the massive earthquake which struck on 12 January, 2010.

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been mobilized as The Bahamas braces for an influx of immigrants fleeing Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. “Rest assured that the Government of The Bahamas will do whatever is necessary, whatever is possible to assist,” stated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon T Brent Symonette. And, a hold has been placed on the repatriation of Haitians who have entered The Bahamas illegally, Director of Immigration Jack Thompson confirmed. Mr Symonette and a high level Government team addressed their departments’ response to the Haitian earthquake aftermath during a press conference Wednesday.

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Dear Friends, the year 2009 is drawing to a close, and as usual I would like to take a few moments to review the achievements of the past year and reflect on the challenges that would greet us in the New Year. The High Commission has been working extremely hard to advance the interests of The Bahamas and the Bahamian people over the past year and I would wish to share with you a few highlights of some of our most notable achievements.

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The full text of the Christmas Messages of His Excellency Mr. Arthur D. Hanna, Governor General, and the Right Honourable Hubert A. Ingraham, M.P., Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, may be downloaded here.

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NASSAU, Bahamas — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon Brent Symonette has called for a greater involvement by members of the Diplomatic and the Honorary Consular Corps in the further development of The Bahamas. Mr Symonette was addressing the Honorary Consular Corps Annual Christmas Luncheon at the Lyford Cay Club, Thursday, December 17, 2009. The Deputy Prime Minister used the opportunity to give an overview of the year in foreign relations and outline plans for 2010.

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NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham left the country Monday, December 14, to present The Bahamas’ position on climate change and related matters at the United Nations’ 15th Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. He will join fellow leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Commonwealth who met recently in Trinidad and Tobago to forge a consensus on one of the more “complex and pressing issues” he has dealt with during his three non-consecutive terms in office.

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