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The Honourable Shane Gibson sworn in as Minister of Labour and
National Insurance during an Appointment Ceremony of Cabinet Ministers
at Government House on Friday, May 11, 2012. (BIS photo Letisha
Henderson)
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Nassau,
Bahamas - The Cabinet Office announced that Prime Minister, the
Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, had advised His Excellency the
Governor-General to complete the formation of the new cabinet.
This second and final group of ministers were sworn in at Government House on May 11th, 2012. This follows eight cabinet ministers who were sworn in on May 10th, and the Deputy Prime Minister who was sworn in on May 9th.
Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Hon. V. Alfred Gray – Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government
Hon. Shane Gibson – Minister of Labour and National Insurance
Hon. Glenys Hanna Martin – Minister of Transport and Aviation
Hon. Melanie Griffin – Minister of Social Services
Hon. Dr. Michael Darville – Minister for Grand Bahama
Hon. Dr. Perry Gomez – Minister of Health
Hon. Kendred Dorsett - Minister of Environment and Housing
Hon. Daniel Johnson - Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture
Hon. Hope Strachan – Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport & Aviation
Hon. Khaalis Rolle - Minister of State for Investments in the Office of the Prime Minister
In announcing the final group of ministers, Prime Minister Christie
said that under ordinary circumstances he would have gone with a smaller
cabinet but that the extraordinary challenges facing the country today
demanded that he assemble a cabinet that would be able to simultaneously
tackle these challenges on a broadest possible front. Accordingly, the
cabinet in its totality is approximately the same size as the cabinet
that was announced by the former Prime Minister following the 2007
General Election.
The Prime Minister also indicated that he would be making mid-term
ministerial adjustments with a view to bringing into the cabinet some of
the government backbenchers not included in the first round of
selections. The Prime Minister advised that this was particularly
important having regard to his commitment to ensure the promotion of
‘new generation’ candidates to a dominant position in his government
during the course of the present term.
The Prime Minister also announced that Mr. Anthony Moss, the
Member–Elect for Exuma has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources and Mrs. Cleola Hamilton,
the Member of Parliament-elect for South Beach has been appointed
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Immigration, and Renward Wells, the MP-elect for Bamboo Town, have been
appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Urban
Development. Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. Moss and Mr. Wells will be sworn in at a
separate ceremony at Government House on Monday.
The Prime Minister also announced that at the opening of the new
Parliament on the 23rd May the Government would move for the election of
Dr. Kendal Major, the member-elect for the Garden Hills constituency as
the next Speaker of the Hon. House of Assembly; and for the election of
Deon Smith, the member-elect for the Nassau Village constituency, as
Deputy Speaker.
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The Honourable Melanie Griffin sworn in as Minister of Social Services
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The Honourable Kendred Dorsett sworn in as Minister of the Environment
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