FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Citing the huge Haitian population of Grand Bahama Island, Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville on Friday, February 22, expressed delight in having Haiti's Ambassador to The Bahamas visit the island.
His Excellency A. Antonio Rodrigue, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Haiti, on his first official visit to Grand Bahama, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Grand Bahama at his office situated in the Harold DeGregory Complex on the Mall.
In welcoming the Ambassador, the Minister said that "we are pleased to have him and his trip will be very instrumental for us to work out some of the necessary aspects of bi-lateral trade between Haiti and The Bahamas, and one of the issue we really want to talk about is our port and how instrumental that port will be in order for us to accomplish those goals and objectives."
Minister Darville also took time out to inform his guests of the "very strong Haitian Community here on the island of Grand Bahama, and there are many issues concerning the community.
"One of the things I am certain that we would go into discussion with is the immigration aspects. We would also go into discussion on documentation and the ease of translation of documents from French to English and for them to be notarised in Haiti or the possibility of being notarised in The Bahamas so that our Department of Immigration would be in a position to expedite matters as it relates to immigration," he stated.

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