Prime Minister Perry Christie appointed the new Bahamas Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, the Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on September 5. Pictured: Ed Bethel, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; Alma Adams, Bahamas Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba; and Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations, New York. (BIS Photos/Derek Smith)

Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin welcomed John Dinkelman, Charge d'affaires, United States Embassy during a courtesy call on September 5. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)