APPOINTMENT OF BAHAMAS HONORARY CONSUL
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – DR. E. MONICA DAVIS  

            On Tuesday 30 May 2006, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, the Hon. Fred Mitchell presented the official Letter of Appointment and Commission to Dr. E. Monica Davis, who was recently appointed as The Bahamas’ Honorary Consul in Trinidad and Tobago.  Dr. Davis is a Bahamian Medical doctor who serves as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences and Associate Dean, Communications in the Medical Sciences Faculty at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad.   

In addition to her professional work, Dr. Davis is a facilitator for numerous workshops, seminars and conferences both locally and internationally and undertakes volunteer work with the Medical Advisory Board and Family Planning Association and the General Practitioners’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago. 

Among her responsibilities, Dr. Davis will seek to promote The Bahamas’ interests in Trinidad and Tobago with particular emphasis on economic, social and cultural development, including trade and investment.   Dr. Davis is suitably qualified for the post of Honorary Consul for The Bahamas given her knowledge of the political, economic and social systems in Trinidad and her access to influential individuals in the country.  Her role as Lecturer and Associate Dean places her in the advantageous position to assist the Bahamian student community in Trinidad. 

Picture: L-R: H.E. A. Leonard Archer, High Commissioner to CARICOM; the Hon. Frederick Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, Dr. Monica Davis and Rhoda M. Jackson, First Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.    

31 May 2006