Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Fred Mitchell flies to Washington DC on Sunday to attend a series of meetings that will culminate with his address to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). This address, scheduled for Tuesday 16th December, will be live streamed on the OAS’ official website.

The new administrative measures being taken by the government of The Bahamas to strengthen the country’s immigration policy and eliminate fraud are expected to take center stage during these meetings. These administrative measures that took effect on 1st November 2014 have been the subject of much commentary both locally and internationally, much of which were based on misinformation.

The Minister is scheduled to meet with the CARICOM’s OAS Caucus and the Secretary General of OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza on Monday, 15th December ahead of the Council address.

Mitchell is scheduled to return to Nassau on Wednesday of this week.