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Association Launched to Promote Cat Island to the World
By Betty Vedrine, BIS
Jun 17, 2015 - 2:36:42 PM

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Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Cat Island the Hon. Philip Davis, delivering remarks during the launch of the Cat Island Sister Association at Fernandez Bay Village, Friday, June 11. (BIS photo: Patrick Hanna)

Fernandez Bay, Cat Island - The Cat Island Sister City Association (CISCA), which is aimed at promoting Cat Island to the world has been officially launched on that island.

A contract signing ceremony marking the commencement of a partnership between Cat Island and the Village of Richton Park, Illinois was signed at Fernadez Bay Village in Cat Island, Friday, June 15.

Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis was in attendance at the ceremony and said the association’s mission bodes well for the further development of the island.

“This organization puts Cat Island in a position to capitalize on a relationship, which dates back to President Eisenhower’s - (Dwight D. Eisenhower – 34th United States President during the period 1953-1961) – vision to extend bi-lateral relationships at the community level,” said Deputy Prime Minister Davis.

In June 2014, President of Sister Cities International, Mary Kane travelled to The Bahamas to deliver an address at the Opening of Immerse Bahamas. Her address highlighted the historical partnership of Sister Cities International and Immerse Bahamas on developing sister city relationships with U.S. cities and all inhabited islands of The Bahamas.

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The Cat Island Sister City Association (CISCA), which is aimed at promoting Cat Island to the world, has been officially launched on that island. A contract signing ceremony marking the commencement of a partnership between Cat Island and the Village of Richton Park, Illinois was signed at Fernadez Bay Village on Cat Island, Friday, June 15. Pictured from left: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Grand Bahama, Melvin Seymour; Chief Councillor, Cat Island, Kevin Brown; Mayor of Rick Park Village, Illinois, Richard Reinbold and Vera Brooks. (BIS photo: Patrick Hanna)

President and CEO, Immerse Bahamas, Ginger Moxey has been tasked with developing new sister city relationships throughout The Bahamas. She said following Ms. Kane’s address, Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie opined that this would be a ‘great step’ to strengthen international alliances, with a view of fostering cultural, economic, humanitarian and educational exchanges.

Mayor of Richton Park Village, Richard Reinbold was one of the signatories for the contract. He said that he was ‘excited’ to be present for the event.

“I look forward to working together with the members of the Cat Island community to foster cultural, industrial and educational exchanges,” said Mayor Reinbold.

Chief Councillor of Cat Island, Kevin Brown, signed the contract of behalf of the residents of Cat Island.

Sister Cities International was founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower as a nonpartisan non-profit organisation, which serves as the national membership organisation for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the U.S. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in 545 communities with over 2,100 partnerships in 145 countries on six continents. Today, President Barack Obama serves as the Honorary Chair of Sister Cities International.

Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House summit on citizen diplomacy, where he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world.

By forming these relationships, President Eisenhower reasoned that people from different cultures could understand, appreciate, and celebrate their differences while building partnerships. Since its inception, the Sister Cities International network has played a key role in renewing and strengthening important global relationships.

To date, partnerships that have already been formed include:

. City of Freeport and Newark, New Jersey

· Grand Bahama Island and Albany, New York

· George Town, Great Exuma and Saint Augustine, Florida

· Nassau and Detroit, Michigan

· Nassau and Winston-Salem, North Carolina

· The Bahamas and Miami Dade, Florida

Other partnerships scheduled to be formed in the near future include:

. City of Freeport and City of Concord, North Carolina

· Harbour Island, Eleuthera and Key West, Florida

· Hope Town, Abaco and City of Stuart, Florida

· Grand Bahama Island and Fort Pierce, Florida

· West Grand Bahama and West Palm Beach, Florida


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