The United States Embassy celebrated the 233rd Anniversary
of the
Independence of the
United States of America with two celebrations; one in Freeport, Grand
Bahama on Wednesday, July 1, and the other in New Providence on July 2nd. This is the first time that the Embassy hosted an official
Independence celebration on Grand Bahama. This year’s celebration theme was
dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham
Lincoln”.
In Grand
Bahama, the 4th of July an official reception was held in the Pavillion at Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort.
Speakers included U.S. Chargè d’Affaires a.i.,
Timothy Zúñiga-Brown, and a Bahamian government
official.
A
special feature of the ceremony was a performance by character actors
representing President and Mrs. Lincoln performed by Larry and Mary Elliot, a
husband and wife team.
All photos by Derek Carroll.
