EDITOR’S NOTE: Barbara Wallace, who works at the United States Embassy Nassau, is celebrating her birthday today (February 21), and when I wished her happy birthday, I saw a collection of photos posted on her Facebook page by the U.S. Embassy accompanied by narrative that certainly was an indication of the success of the recent 44th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM held in Nassau. I decided to share the narrative as a Guest Commentary with readers of BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean.
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NASSAU, Bahamas – Today (February 16) was extra special for some of the U.S. government officials in Nassau to support the U.S.-CARICOM partnership. They got an authentic Bahamian culinary experience as the University of The Bahamas (UB) in collaboration with U.S. Embassy Nassau hosted a delicious Bahamian-style breakfast at UB’s Sustainability Center.
Among the officials in attendance were U.S. Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts, President of the University of The Bahamas Dr. Erik Rolland, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Managing Director and Senior Advisor for Negotiations and Programming Trigg Talley and other U.S. and Bahamian representatives as well as State Department alumni.
Bahamian celebrity chef A Food’s Paradise by Chef Simeon Hall Jr. and UB students prepared delectable culinary dishes using some popular food items like coconuts, guavas, Johnny cake, grits and fish.
While the guests enjoyed their meal, the topic of focus during the discussion was the impact of climate change on Small Island Developing States and food security.
Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian, UB’s Sustainability Center was established with the goal of being a hub for small island sustainability research.
A big thank you to the University of The Bahamas for the hospitality and to Chef Simeon Hall Jr. and UB’s culinary students for a delightful breakfast!
