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Passport Office opened in Bimini

Tue, Aug 15th 2023, 03:20 PM
Caribbean News

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially opened the Bimini Passport Office on Friday, August 11, 2023 in the George Weech Complex, Alice Town, Bimini, to bring ease of access and relief to the residents of Bimini and the surrounding cays.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell was on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and pointed out that Government is aware of the process residents in the Family Islands face when applying for a Bahamian passport.

The opening of the fully-equipped passport office in Bimini marks another step forward in the Government’s decentralized approach and mandate to provide all of the government’s essential services to the Family Islands.

“I am pleased that one more aspect of the inconvenience has been removed and the expense of getting a passport by removing the add-on requirement to fly to Nassau, get a car, spend the night, spend the day — It’s just too much in a modern age,” Minister Mitchell said.

Minister Mitchell noted that as society is becoming more sophisticated and complex in Bimini, the services the government offers should match the needs.

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development and Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, the Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe is cognizant of the financial challenges Bimini residents have endured over the years in their attempts to obtain a passport or make application for renewal.

Having a satellite office in Bimini to meet the needs of the residents in obtaining a passport is crucial.

“It reduces the difficulties that Biminites have had for many years, as is in most islands, when you travel to New Providence or to Grand Bahama for passports. What we’re trying to do is slowly, but surely cause for the growth and the development of each island,” he said.

Minister Wilchcombe stressed that part of that growth and development is socio-economic growth, and the government is ensuring that all of the infrastructure is in place to allow for Bahamians to have access to government offices and agencies to gain immediate service.

Minister Wilchcombe further pointed out that the government has made a number of improvements in essential services on the island of Bimini alone over the last 22 months with the inclusion of a Road Traffic Office, Fisheries Office, and now a Passport Office in addition to the other government offices already on island.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially opened the Bimini Passport Office on Friday, August 11, 2023 in the George Weech Complex, Alice Town, Bimini, to bring ease of access and relief to the residents of Bimini and the surrounding cays.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service, the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell was on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and pointed out that Government is aware of the process residents in the Family Islands face when applying for a Bahamian passport.
The opening of the fully-equipped passport office in Bimini marks another step forward in the Government’s decentralized approach and mandate to provide all of the government’s essential services to the Family Islands.
“I am pleased that one more aspect of the inconvenience has been removed and the expense of getting a passport by removing the add-on requirement to fly to Nassau, get a car, spend the night, spend the day — It’s just too much in a modern age,” Minister Mitchell said.
Minister Mitchell noted that as society is becoming more sophisticated and complex in Bimini, the services the government offers should match the needs.
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development and Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, the Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe is cognizant of the financial challenges Bimini residents have endured over the years in their attempts to obtain a passport or make application for renewal.
Having a satellite office in Bimini to meet the needs of the residents in obtaining a passport is crucial.
“It reduces the difficulties that Biminites have had for many years, as is in most islands, when you travel to New Providence or to Grand Bahama for passports. What we’re trying to do is slowly, but surely cause for the growth and the development of each island,” he said.
Minister Wilchcombe stressed that part of that growth and development is socio-economic growth, and the government is ensuring that all of the infrastructure is in place to allow for Bahamians to have access to government offices and agencies to gain immediate service.
Minister Wilchcombe further pointed out that the government has made a number of improvements in essential services on the island of Bimini alone over the last 22 months with the inclusion of a Road Traffic Office, Fisheries Office, and now a Passport Office in addition to the other government offices already on island.
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