BAHAMAS CONSUL GENERAL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CARICOM DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN NEW YORK PAY COURTESY CALL ON NEW YORK MAYOR ERIC ADAMS

Pictured from left to right: Hon. Marie Andrée Amy, Haiti Consul General of New York; New York Mayor Eric Adams; Hon. Jeremiah Hyacinth, St. Lucia Consul General of New York; and Hon. Leroy F. Major, Bahamas Consul General to New York.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Hon. Leroy F. Major, Bahamas Consul General to New York, and members of the CARICOM diplomatic corps in New York recently paid a courtesy call on New York Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall.

Consul General to New York Leroy F. Major was among five diplomats appointed to the United States that were announced by the newly elected PLP government on Friday, February 25. They are pictured with Foreign Affairs and Public Service Minister Fred Mitchell and Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper. Pictured from left: Anthony Moss, Consul General to Atlanta; Patrick Adderley, Consul General to Washington, DC; Leroy Major, Consul General to New York; Foreign Affairs Minister Mitchell; Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper; His Excellency Wendall K. Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and non-resident ambassador to Colombia and Malaysia; and Curt Hollingsworth, Consul General to Miami.

The CARICOM diplomats discussed several issues, including the lack of recognition given to contributions made by the Caribbean community in New York and in the United States generally. Overwhelming concern was voiced by the CARICOM diplomats about the need to take action against the impact of black marketing in guns and the gun violence stemming from it.

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip E. Davis recently voiced similar concerns about the proliferation of guns entering The Bahamas from the United States.

Consul General to New York Major, who was among five diplomats announced by the newly elected PLP government on Friday, February 25, to serve in the United States, was born in Nassau in 1963 and resided there for most of his life. After graduating from A.F. Adderley Senior High School in 1978, he joined the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 1981 and received specialized training in criminal investigation.

In 1992, Mr. Major entered the banking and private security industries and had an eight-year career with City Bank and The National Workers Corporative Credit Union, respectively.

He then went on to become the founder of Vintage Security Services Limited, a private Security Company that provided personal security to officials and businesses throughout The Bahamas.

In 2003, Mr. Major was appointed Director of Security for the Four Seasons Hotel in Exuma, Bahamas.

**Consul General to New York Leroy F. Major**

In 2009, Mr. Major was appointed by the United States Embassy in Nassau as Aide to the U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas, and subsequently underwent training with the United States Department of State and Scotland Yard, obtaining a thorough knowledge of defensive skills to be employed during a personal or terrorist attack.

With such diverse skills, extensive training and vast experience, he was appointed Bahamas Consul General to New York by the newly elected Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government, headed by Prime Minister Philip E. Davis, in February of 2022.