Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell addressed the United Nations in New York at the end of last week on behalf of the Bahamas government. Read his address here.

The Minister of Financial Services participated in a high-level panel discussion at the STEP LATAM Conference in Panama City, Panama, last week. A delegation from the public and private sectors accompanied the MInister. Pictured: Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder and private sector delegates from The Bahamas with STEP members in Panama. Pictured from left: John Lawrence, STEP Worldwide deputy chairman; Minister Pinder; Luis Manzanarias, chairman STEP Panama; Dayra Berbey de Rojas, STEP Worldwide council member; Aliya Allen, chief executive officer Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB); Ivan Hooper, CEO Winterbotham Bank; and Paul Winder, chairman of BFSB.