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April 11, 2023
Min. of Tourism targets Texas passport holders

The Bahamas' tourism machinery is hoping to take advantage of the largest distribution of passports in a state in the last five years, with 1.6 million more Texans now sporting passports, according to a statement released yesterday by the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation (MOTIA). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and ...
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February 01, 2023
PM Davis Applauds Opening of Cat Island Passport Office

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Public Service the Hon. Frederick Mitchell (left) look on as the oldest resident in Arthur's Town, Cat Island, Sheva Webb, cuts the ribbon, during Official Opening Ceremony for the Cat Island Passport Office, on Monday, January 30, 2023.

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January 31, 2023
Passport Office is opened on Cat Island

PRIME Minister Phillip Davis returned to his constituency yesterday to open Cat Island's first passport office in a move that was welcomed with open arms by residents there.

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January 31, 2023
Cat Island gets passport office

Officials opened a satellite passport office on Cat Island yesterday. It is the seventh passport office to be opened in The Bahamas, outside of New Providence. Prime Minister Philip Davis, who is also the member of Parliament for Cat Island, officially opened the office. "It is important because these are Bahamians," Davis said. "One of ...
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February 13, 2020
False Social Media Posting on the Relocation of the Passport Office to the Town Centre Mall

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to advise the public that contrary to postings being circulated on social media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not entered into or pursuing any lease agreement with the owners of the Town Centre Mall, to relocate the Passport Office to that location. The rumours are patently false...

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July 15, 2022
Passport printing issues not causing delay, CPO says

Chief Passport Officer Kingsley Smith said yesterday the fact that passports are being printed in Grand Bahama instead of New Providence has not created any delays at the Passport Office. Smith confirmed that the machine that prints passports in New Providence is down, citing routine maintenance. He also confirmed that passports are being printed in ...
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December 08, 2021
Haitian man admits passport fraud bid

A HAITIAN man who tried to fraudulently obtain valid Bahamian passports for his children pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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September 09, 2021
Expired passport reported stolen lands woman in court after flight

A WOMAN seeking permanent residency in the United States found herself in court after she returned to The Bahamas on an expired passport which she had previously reported as lost, the court was told.

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July 21, 2021
COVID hits passport office

FOLLOWING a COVID-19 outbreak at the Passport Office, Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said officials are now looking at alternative sites to facilitate the collection of passports.

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March 31, 2017
Claim that Chinese nationals had passports, work permits held investigated

THE Department of Immigration has investigated allegations that Chinese nationals who entered the country to construct the $3.5bn Baha Mar resort had their passports and work permits withheld in contravention to Bahamian law.

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