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Atlanta welcomed The Bahamas

ATLANTA – Katherine ‘Kay’ Forbes-Smith, The Bahamas’ Consul General in Atlanta, Georgia, was welcomed into the ranks of the city’s diplomatic corp during a special reception marking the grand opening of her office.

Greg Pridgeon, Chief of Staff to Mayor Shirley Franklin looked forward to a strengthened relationship between The Bahamas and Georgia.

“The more than 500,000 people of Atlanta say that we are friends, brothers and sisters,” he said. “We are so proud of being selected as your new partner.”

Scores of Atlanta business representatives were among the hundreds who gathered to celebrate the consulate opening on Thursday.

They were entertained the Royal Bahamas Police Force Pop Band, the Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band, and the Grand Bahama Youth Choir.

Special guests included Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham, Minister of Health Dr the Hon Hubert Minnis, Minister of Labor Senator Dion Foulkes, Ambassador CA Smith, Consuls-General Carl Smith and Gladys Johnson-Sands along with numerous Bahamians who work and study in Atlanta.


Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham touched base with hoteliers, including Andrew Ingraham (Ieft) and Anthony Folar of the Latin American Hoteliers Association, while in Atlanta, Georgia for the opening of the Bahamas consulate office.


The Grand Bahama Youth Choir performed during the opening of the Bahamas Consulate Office in Atlanta, Georgia.

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