2004 Archives

• ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE DECEMBER 31, 2004 

• BAHAMAS SENDS CONDOLENCES TO NATIONS AFFECTED BY TSUNAMI DECEMBER 27, 2004  

• WORSHIP IN THE WORK PLACE DECEMBER 24, 2004

• News Statement by Right Honourable Perry G. Christie Prime Minister On the occasion of the death of Mr. Edward St. George DECEMBER 20, 2004

• GOVERNMENT REGRETS CLOSURE OF BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION DECEMBER 15, 2004

• AMBASSADOR OF BELGIUM CALLED ON GG DECEMBER 14, 2004

• Statement by The Honourable Vincent A. Peet Minister of Labour & Immigration On Detention Centre Incident of 9^th December, 2004  Issued Friday 10^th December, 2004

• AMBASSADOR OF AUSTRIA CALLS ON MINISTER MITCHELL DECEMBER 13, 2004

• THE AMBASSADOR OF BELGIUM PAYS AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 12, 2004 

• REPORT ON DETENTION CENTRE INCIDENT DECEMBER 10, 2004
  

• SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT VISITS THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 7, 2004

• KINGDOM OF MOROCCO DONATES TO BAHAMAS HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT DECEMBER 6, 2004 

• FINAL JOINT TASK FORCE MEETING FOR 2004 DECEMBER 6, 2004

• COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON PM DECEMBER 6, 2004

• CUBAN-AMERICANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE BAHAMAS DECEMBER 6, 2004

• BAHAMAS JOINS IOM AS 106^TH MEMBER STATE NOVEMBER 30, 2004 

• THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA TO PRESENT LETTERS OF CREDENCE DECEMBER 3, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL ADDRESSES HONORARY CONSULAR CORPS DECEMBER 2, 2004

• MITCHELL OFF TO REGIONAL DEFENCE CONFERENCE DECEMBER 2, 2004
  

• YOUNG BAHAMIAN AT U.N. DECEMBER 2, 2004
  

• COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS THE BAHAMAS NOVEMBER 30, 2004  

• FIRST MINISTERS' DRIVERS WORKSHOP NOVEMBER 26, 2004

• CHINA - CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION FORUM NOVEMBER 25, 2004

• RECEPTIONIST ASSOCIATION CALLS ON MINISTER MINISTER MITCHELL NOVEMBER 24, 2004

• MITCHELL TO BARBADOS FOR BRAZIL BRIEFING ON HAITI NOVEMBER 20, 2004

• PM ADDRESSED THE CIVIL SOCIETY NOVEMBER 19, 2004

• PRIME MINISTER TO ADDRESS CIVIL SOCIETY NOVEMBER 18, 2004

• HON. FRED MITCHELL AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JOSEPH DARIUS BURROWS NOVEMBER 14, 2004  

• BAHAMIAN STUDENT FOUND DEAD IN JAMAICA NOVEMBER 12, 2004

• TENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT CONCLUDES NOVEMBER 11, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL AT CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 2004

• CHINA DONATES ADDITIONAL $50,000 NOVEMBER 2, 2004 

• AMBASSADOR JIAO SAYS GOODBYE NOVEMBER 1, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GRADUATION EXERCISE NOVEMBER 1, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL HOLDS TALKS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OCTOBER 27, 2004

• UNITED NATIONS DAY CELEBRATED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OCTOBER 25, 2004

• GOVERNOR-GENERAL HOSTS PUBLIC OFFICERS TO LUNCHEON OCTOBER 22, 2004 

• MINISTER RESPONDS TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 22, 2004  

• MINISTER FRED MITCHELL MEETS WITH BAHAMIAN STUDENTS IN JAMAICA OCTOBER 22, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL TO TOUR THE CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 20, 2004

• MINISTERS PEET AND MITCHELL VISIT US NAVAL CENTRE IN ANDROS OCTOBER 20, 2004

• AGREEMENT ON WORK PERMITS FOR SPOUSES OF DIPLOMATS OCTOBER 18, 2004 

• MINISTER MITCHELL OPENS INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL WEEKEND OCTOBER 16, 2004

• FAO BID FAREWELL TO THE BAHAMAS OCTOBER 14, 2004

• CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG CLOSES OCTOBER 15, 2004

• SIR SIDNEY POITIER DONATES TO 
  HURRICANE FUND OCTOBER 15, 2004

• PM ADDRESSES THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OCTOBER 13, 2004

• THE 10^th INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL WEEKEND OCTOBER 14, 2004  

• Communication to Parliament on Hurricane Frances and an addendum report on Hurricane Jeanne by the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance October 6, 2004 

• Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Republic of  Malta OCTOBER 6, 2004 

• PRIME MINISTER AT CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS OCTOBER 1, 2004   

• BANKERS HEAR FROM MINISTER OCTOBER 2, 2004  

• NEW CHINA CELEBRATES 55 YEARS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
  

• MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADDRESSES THE UN SEPTEMBER 30, 23004

• BAHAMAS CHINA FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION FORMED SEPTEMBER 29, 2004

• JAPAN GIVES TO NEMA SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 

• TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP ON THE HARARE DECLARATION (CMAG) SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

• FLORIDA GOVERNOR JEB BUSH MEETS WITH OFFICIALS OF CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY RECENT STORMS SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

• HURRICANE JEANNE PASSES OVER NORTHERN BAHAMAS SEPTEMBER 25, 2004

• HURRICANE RELIEF ASSISTANCE FROM THE CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 24, 2004

• HURRICANE JEANNE OCTOBER 23, 2004

• MINISTER MITCHELL TRAVELS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 22, 2004

• MINISTER SPEAKS AT FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 20, 2004

• Diplomatic Relations between The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Republic of Slovenia September 17, 2004 

• Government of The Bahamas Post Hurricane Frances Ministerial Visit to Ragged Island and Exuma, Bahama August 10, 2004

• STATEMENT BY THE HON. FRED MITCHELL MP, HEAD OF DELEGATION COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS SPECIAL CONFERENCE CARICOM HEADS PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD SEPTEMBER 15, 2004

• CARICOM Heads of Government Meet over Hurricane Disaster September 15, 2004

• U.S GIVES TO ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE FRANCES SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 

• THE BAHAMAS DISASTER RELIEF FUND OCTOBER 14, 2004

• AMBASSADOR BERNIARD COMPLETED HIS TOUR OF DUTY SEPTEMBER 9, 2004          

• HURRICANE FRANCES SEPTEMBER 8, 2004

• BAHAMAS ESTABLISHES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH POLAND AUGUST 16, 2004

• MINISTER FRED MITCHELL ADDRESSES ROTARY CLUB ON HAITI AUGUST 16, 2004

• PRIME MINISTER RETURNS FROM CHINA AUGUST 24, 2004

     APPOINTMENT OF NEW US AMBASSADOR AUGUST 24, 2004

·         BAHAMIANS IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY 

·         TRADE MISSION TO VISIT THE BAHAMAS AUGUST 20, 2004

·         FUIJAN BANQUET AUGUST 17, 2004

·         BAHAMAS DELEGATION TO CHINA VISIT FUZHOU AUSUST 16, 2004

·     STATEMENT BY THE THE GOVERNMENT FROM BEIJING, CHINA  AUGUST 16, 2004

• PM AND DELEGATION OFF TO BEIJING AUGUST 13,2004
  

• MR. SHOICHI YAMADA
  HONORARY CONSUL OF THE BAHAMAS TO JAPAN AUGUST 5, 2004

·         THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE AUGUST 3, 2004

·         MITCHELL IN URUGUAY JULY 23, 2004

·         FOREIGN MINISTER MITCHELL IN PARAGUAY JULY 21, 2004 

·         MITCHELL LEAVES PERU CONTINUES ROUNDS OF LATIN AMERICA JULY 20, 2004

·         AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER PRESENTS LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION JULY 20, 2004

·         MINISTER ATTENDS FIRST CARICOM-CUBA MINISTERIAL MEETING
15 JULY, 2004, HAVANA, CUBA   

·         MINISTER MITCHELL ATTENDS MINISTERIAL MISSION TO HAITI

·         REMARKS BY RT. HON. PERRY G. CHRISTIE PRIME MINISTER
UPON HIS RETURN FROM ST. GEORGES, GRENADA, 7 JULY, 2004

·         BAHAMAS SIGNS TOBACCO CONTROL CONVENTION JUNE 29, 2004

·         MOROCCAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE JULY5, 2004

·         MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TUESDAY 29 JUNE 2004

·         REMARKS BY THE HON. FRED MITCHELL ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIGNING OF THE BAHAMAS/US COMPREHENSIVE MARITIME AGREEMENT JUNE 29, 2004  

·         HOMILY BY THE HON. FRED MITCHELL MP
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & THE PUBLIC SERVICE ST. AGNES EPISCOPAL CHURCH OVERTOWN, MIAMI SUNDAY MORNING MASSMEN’S DAY 27 TH JUNE 2004

·         INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS JUNE 23, 2004 

·         NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER PRESENT LETTERS OF COMMISSION JUNE 22, 2004

·         ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR PRESENTED LETTERS OF CREDENCE JUNE 9, 2004

·         FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY
 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  JUNE 18, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL RETURNS FROM QUITO, ECUADOR JUNE 9, 2004

·         CALL ON CHURCHES AND CIVIC GROUPS TO HELP HAITI

·         MINISTER MITCHELL'S STATEMENT AT THE GENERAL 
ASSEMBLY ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) QUITO, ECUADOR JUNE 7TH, 2004

·         MINISTER ATTENDS 34TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) GENERAL ASSEMBLY,  ECUADOR, 6TH – 8TH JUNE, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL RETURNS FROM THE EU-LAC SUMMIT IN GUADALAJARA MAY 29, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL HEADS 3RD EU-LAC SUMMIT
IN MEXICO, 27-30 MAY 2004

·         MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICES CLOSED MAY 18, 2004

·         MINISTER RETURNS FROM UK/CARIBBEAN FORUM

·         BAHAMAS REPRESENTED AT DIPLOMAT SEMINAR IN CHINA

·         MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR CANADA IS TO VISIT THE BAHAMAS

·         MINISTER MITCHELL OFF TO THE 17TH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF CARICOM HEADS IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 4-5 MAY 2004

·         BILATERAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BY 
THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTH AFRICA APRIL 30, 2004

·         BELGIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE APRIL 28, 2004

·         CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN BARBADOS APRIL 26, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL ATTENDS 17TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR) IN BARBADOS APRIL 21, 2004

• COMMUNICATION TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY BY HON. FRED A. MITCHELL MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ON THE ARMED ROBBERY ATTEMPT ON MRS. FRANÇOISE NEWRY, WIFE OF THE BAHAMAS AMBASSADOR TO HAITI,  SATURDAY, 17 APRIL, 2004, IN PORT-AU-PRINCE
     

• CHILEAN AMBASSADOR VISITS THE BAHAMAS APRIL 21, 2004
   
  

• MITCHELL AT NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH APRIL 18, 2004
  
  

• MADAME NEWRY INJURED IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN HAITI APRIL 18, 2004
  
  

• PASSPORT OFFICE CLOSES APRIL 14, 2004  
   
  

• THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF REGINALD LOBOSKY APRIL 14, 2004 
  
  

• CHINESE VICE MINISTER OF COMMERCE VISITS THE BAHAMAS APRIL 6, 2004
  
  

• AMBASSADOR NEWRY BACK IN PORT-AU-PRINCE APRIL 2, 2004
  
  

• MINISTER MITCHELL'S COMMUNICATION TO PARLIAMENT ON CARICOM/HAITI RELATIONS MARCH 25 -26, 2004  
  
  

• PM RETURNS FROM 15TH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING MARCH 27, 2004
  
  

• HAITI TOPS INTER-SESSIONAL AGENDA MARCH 25 - 26, 2004
  
  

• STATEMENT BY THE MOST HONOURABLE PERCIVAL J. PATTERSON PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM RE: THE INFORMING OF CARICOM HEADS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE VISIT TO JAMAICA BY FORMER HAITIAN PRESIDENT, JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE
  
  

• DR. BERNARD NOTTAGE REPRESENTS BAHAMAS ON CARICOM ELECTORAL MISSION  MARCH 23, 2004
  
  

• BAHAMAS EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO SPAIN MARCH 22, 2004
  
  

• AIR TRAVEL RESUMES BETWEEN BAHAMAS & PORT-AU-PRINCE MARCH 15, 2004
  
  

• CARICOM AND COSTA RICA SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT MARCH 10, 2004  
  
  

• MINISTER MITCHELL ADDRESSES MUNS MARCH 8, 2004
  
  

• CIVIL SOCIETY MEETING ADDRESSES BAHAMAS FORWARD POLICY ON HAITI   MARCH 4, 2004
  
  

• MINISTER MITCHELL OFF TO THE 13TH MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINISTERS BELIZE CITY, BELIZE 6TH MARCH 2004  
  
  

• STATEMENT ISSUED BY CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF AN EMERGENCY SESSION ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI, 2-3 MARCH 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
  
  

• STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF CARICOM, THE MOST HONOURABLE P. J. PATTERSON ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI, 29 FEBRUARY 2004, KINGSTON, JAMAICA  
  
  

• CARICOM CALLS FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING MARCH 2, 2004
  
  

• STATEMENT BY MINISTER ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI FEBRUARY 29, 2004  
  
  

• MINISTER ADDRESSES UN SECURITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 26, 2004
  
  

• COMMUNICATION BY MINISTER ON THE LATEST EVENTS IN HAITI THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 25, 2004  
  

·         COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR  VISITS THE BAHAMAS FEBRUARY 25, 2004  

·         MINISTER FRED MITCHELL ADDRESSED THE U.N. ON THE HAITI ISSUE FEBRUARY 22, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL OFF TO UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 19, 2004

·         SWEDISH AMBASSADOR VISITS THE BAHAMAS FEBREUARY 18, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL RETURNS AFTER HAITI TALKS IN WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 16, 2004

·         HAITI TALKS MOVE TO WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 12, 2004

·         MINISTER MITCHELL ADDRESS KIWANIS CLUB FEBRUARY 9, 2004

·         HIGH COMMISSIONER OF CANADA FEBRUARY 9, 2004

·         ERIC HANNA OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEDS 

·         MINISTER MITCHELL ON A MISSION FEBRUARY 4, 2004

·         HAITI TALKS CONTINUE FEBRUARY 3, 2004

·         PM CHRISTIE STATEMENT ON TALKS ABOUT HAITI IN JAMAICA FEBRUARY 1, 2004

·         CARICOM CONTINUES TALKS WITH HAITI IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA JANUARY 31, 2004

• JAPANESE AMBASSADOR PAYS AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE BAHAMAS  JANUAUARY 28, 2004
  
  

• ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  
  

• PM CHRISTIE TO CONVEY CARICOM’S POSITION TO HAITIAN PRESIDENT ARISTIDE
  
  

• HAITIAN OPPOSITION AGREES WITH CARICOM
  ON ISSUES OF SECURITY AND FREE EXPRESSION  
  
  

• BAHAMAS HOSTS TALKS ON HAITI
  
  

• MINISTER MITCHELL AT PIERRE CHARLES’ FUNERAL
  
  

• PM STATEMENT AT SPECIAL SUMMIT OF AMERICAS IN MONTEREY, MEXICO  
  
  

• PM STATEMENT UPON RETURN FROM MONTERREY, MEXICO
  
  

• PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIE ATTENDS 
  SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO
  

·         34 TH MEETING OF THE SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP

·         HAITIANS CELEBRATE THEIR 200TH INDEPENDENCE IN THE BAHAMAS  

·         PM LEADS DELEGATION TO HAITI'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE 
 

·         STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE P.J. PATTERSON THE BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI