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Bahamas Governor General Visits South Andros: Children Encouraged to Reach for the Stars
Mar 4, 2015 - 10:54:34 AM

Her Excellency Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling and Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie share a few words at the school assembly during the Official Visit of Her Excellency to South Andros on Monday, March 2, 2015. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)

SOUTH ANDROS, The Bahamas – Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling and Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie visited South Andros on Monday, and during that visit took particular time with school children of the South Andros District, inspiring them to aim high and be their very best. The children gathered from five schools in the area meeting at the high school in Kemp’s Bay for a Special Assembly.

Other accompanying officials were Minister of Tourism the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe, Minister of Education the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Health and MP for North Andros and the Berry Islands the Hon. Dr. Perry Gomez, Bahamas High Commissioner to CARICOM and MP for Mangrove Cay and South Andros HE Picewell Forbes, and Undersecretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Philip Turner.

Enjoying the occasion, from left: Prime Minister Perry Christie; Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald; Dame Marguerite Pindling; Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe; Bahamas High Commissioner to CARICOM and MP South Andros, Picewell Forbes; Minister of Health and MP North Andros and Berry Islands Dr. Perry Gomez. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

During the visit, the Governor General hosted a luncheon with community leaders, toured the public library recently named in honour of her late husband Sir Lynden Pindling, and stopped in at her former birthplace and home in Long Bay. She also took time to visit an old friend, and make a courtesy call at the old folks home while she was there.

Chatting with the Governor General. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

Memorable day. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

Mom and daughter, Monique. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

Students from Long Bay Cays and Deep Creek Pre-Schools welcome Her Excellency Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling to South Andros. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)

Dame Marguerite greets young students. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)