WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2023 – The Hon. Patrick Adderley, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., and Consul Alarice Grant met with Mayor Rex Richardson, Mayor of Long Beach, California, along with Lucius Martin, Deputy Mayor of Economic Development, and Malini Basu, Director of Communications, during a visit to Los Angeles, California. on October 4, 2023.
Matters of mutual interest were discussed such as trade and investment, shipping, aerospace, healthcare, tourism promotion with the launch of JetBlue direct flight from Los Angeles to Nassau in November, and Sister Cities.
Mayor Richardson, the first African American Mayor of Long Beach, has a track record of pursuing positive change for his community and has worked alongside neighborhood leaders to bring vital public safety, economic, and community investments in Long Beach.
Long Beach is a center for aerospace, petroleum, shipping, and tourism. The Port of Long Beach is the No. 1 export seaport of the United States.
