Students from high schools in Eleuthera attend an information forum with officials from New Providence about the parliamentary electoral process. At 12 noon on Thursday, September 28th, the Department of Local Government hosted a special proclamation ceremony, for the announcement of the date set for upcoming elections of junior local government councils...
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Bahamas House of Assembly Speaker, Patricia Deveaux, took part as special guest speaker during the swearing-in ceremony held in North Eleuthera on Friday, February 4th, 2022. Following the Local Government Election that took place on Thursday, January 27th, 2022, the first three Eleuthera district councils were officially sworn-in during a formal ceremony...
Bahamas Cabinet now complete, after the swearing-in of 11 new Ministers on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021. Above: Cabinet Ministers present at Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony stand with Prime Minister Philip Davis (front row, center right). Six ministers and five ministers of state were sworn in on Wednesday, September 22nd, by the Governor-General...
Nine Cabinet Ministers in the new Bahamas government, were sworn-in on Monday afternoon, September 20th, 2021, during a ceremony held at 3pm in the Andros Room of the Baha Mar Resort in New Providence. Senator Ryan Pinder was appointed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. The Hon. Frederick Mitchell was sworn-in as Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Pictured above: (L-R) Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, Prime Minister Philip Davis, Governor General HE Cornelius A. Smtih, DPM Isaac Chester Cooper, and Mrs. Cecilia Cooper. During his ceremonial swearing-in as the nation’s fifth Prime Minister, Hon. Philip Davis pledged to govern in the interests of all Bahamians and to consult widely with the Bahamian people. The...
New Prime Minister Philip Davis, sworn-in during a private ceremony at the Office of the Governor General on Friday afternoon, September 17th, 2021. The Hon. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas was sworn in on Friday afternoon, September 17th, 2021 at about 12:30pm, during a private ceremony at the Office...
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters celebrate in Governor’s Harbour on Thursday evening, September 16th, 2021, shortly after former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis released a concession statement, and congratulated Prime Minister Elect Philip Davis on his party’s win in the Bahamas General Election 2021. The undercurrent of dissatisfaction...
Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, as Provost Marshall, announcing a proclamation by the Governor-General Cornelius Smith on August 18th, 2021. At 10am on Thursday, August 19th, 2021, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, in his role as Provost Marshall read a proclamation by the Governor-General Cornelius Smith, officially dissolving the Bahamas Parliament. The...
Five months of road repairs are ongoing to refurbish roads in Harbour Island. Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera, Rickey Mackey, on Thursday, May 13th, 2021, in an interview with The Eleutheran, outlined some of the ongoing projects happening in his constituency, upcoming plans for the area, and shared thoughts on the upcoming election. As the...
Central and South Eleuthera MP, Hon. Stephen Hank Johnson During the final week in February 2021, Member of Parliament, the Hon. Stephen Hank Johnson in a candid interview with The Eleutheran, spoke about his remaining time in office as the representative for Central and South Eleuthera, his hopes for the upcoming election, as well as some of the ongoing...