TWELVE NEW RECRUITS GRADUATE FROM MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 2019 INDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAMME

Pictured seated from left to right at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2019 Induction Training Programme graduation ceremony are: Ms. Krissy Hanna, Assistant Secretary and Head of the Foreign Service Training Division; Mr. Eugene Torchon-Newry, Under Secretary (Ag.) and Head of the International Relations Division; Mrs. Isla Deane, Under Secretary and Head of the Human Resources Division; Dr. Kenya Ward, Ambassador-at-Large, Office of the Minister; H.E. Reuben Rahming, High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Head of the CARICOM Division, and Mrs. Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Director General. Standing from left to right: Amber Stubbs, Melanie Rahming (FSTD), Elvis Curling Jr., Farrah Styles, Zahrah Jibrilu, Rolanda Davis, Danielle Smith, Marisa Greene, Abria Hield, Meghan Cooper, Cazna Hinds, Sydney Delancy and Kenneth Wallace Whitfield.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Under the theme “To Learn and Serve in Unity,” a graduation ceremony for 12 new recruits from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2019 Induction Training Programme was held on Friday, August 23, 2019, the Ministry revealed on its Facebook page on September 11.

The four-week Induction Training Programme for new recruits, held from July 29 to August 23, 2019, provided a comprehensive orientation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with presentations on various thematic areas related to the Foreign Service of The Bahamas, including, among other areas, The Bahamas’ bilateral relations with resident diplomatic missions, international trade, sustainable development and gender issues, according to the Ministry’s Facebook page.

The Programme also included field visits and foreign language training. The new recruits took up their assignments immediately after completion of the Programme.

The Hon. Darren A. Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed the new recruits during the opening of the Induction Training Programme.