NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Officials
at the Passport Office are urging Bahamians to take advantage of the
slow period after the summer rush and before the Thanksgiving and Christmas
rush, and apply for the Machine Readable Passport or e-Passport.

This plea also comes as Bahamians
are being required to produce a current or valid passport when voter
registration drive is announced for the next General Election.

 "We are happy to say
that we are meeting our objective in New Providence after the summer
rush. We are producing our passports now within 14 days," said Donald
Cash

, Undersecretary at the Passport Office...