Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, has announced that The Bahamas’ Embassy in Havana, Republic of Cuba, will be opened within the next two months.
“The plans are quite advanced, with the Ministry of Works having approved the design of the building in the Cuban capital and works have begun,” Minister Mitchell told the House of Assembly Monday, during debate on the 2005-2006 budget.
The Minister said that Cuba is one of The Bahamas’ maritime neighbours, and that some 20,000 or more Bahamians travel to Cuba every year.
“There is considerable demand for consular and diplomatic services. The Embassy is expected to meet that demand,” he said.
Carlton Wright, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been named to head the Embassy.
Cuba has already upgraded its Consulate in Nassau to an Embassy and appointed former Consul General Felix Wilson Gonzalez to the post of Charge d’Affaires.
The Nassau Guardian
