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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Mrs. Paulette Zonicle (fifth from left), Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., and H.E. Dr. Eugene Newry (sixth from right), Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, are surrounded by some of the guests at the dinner hosted by the Consul General at her residence in Fort Washington Maryland, on Friday night, October 9, 2015. At far left in the front row is Ken Tucker, a Bahamian author, life coach and leadership expert, who was a guest speaker.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A number of Bahamian college and university students in the Washington, D.C. area who recently returned for the fall semester at their respective institutions of higher learning were guests of Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., at her residence in Fort Washington Maryland, on Friday night, October 9, 2015.
Twenty-five students responded to invitations sent by the Bahamas Embassy Consular Annex for its “Fall College Forum and Dinner” and they were treated to a lavish dinner featuring traditional Bahamian culinary fares such as peas and rice, fried and baked fish, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, cabbage slaw and a variety of desserts.
Mrs. Jan Rolle, Administrative Assistant at the Bahamas Consular Annex, serving food to students at the “Fall College Forum and Dinner” hosted by Consul General Paulette Zonicle.
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In her welcoming remarks, Consul General said she conceived the idea of having an annual forum for returning students not only to welcome them back and to interact socially, but also to encourage them to study hard and “make your parents proud of your accomplishments.”
Female staff members of the Bahamas Embassy Consular Annex are pictured with Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., at a dinner hosted by the Consul General at her residence in Fort Washington Maryland, on Friday night, October 9, 2015, for college and university students in the Washington, D.C. area who recently returned for the fall semester. From left to right are Ms. Derry Strachan, Receptionist; Ms Inga Dean, Consular Assistant; Consul General Zonicle; Mrs Jan Rolle, Administrative Assistant; Mrs Debbie Harrison, Consul General’s Personal Assistant; and Miss Stephanie Rahming, Accounts Officer.
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She said the initiative was also aimed maintaining a dialogue with the students and keeping them abreast of the educational policies of The Bahamas Government and opportunities that are available to them.
Guest speakers, Dr. Lincoln Marshall (left) and Mr. Ken Tucker (right) are pictured with Consul General Paulette Zonicle and Ambassador Dr. Eugene Newry.
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H.E. Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, also delivered welcome remarks and likewise encouraged the students to diligently apply themselves to their studies and prepare themselves to return to The Bahamas after they graduate to continue to help build a better Bahamas.
The forum also featured two guest speakers, Dr. Lincoln Marshall, a Bahamian professor at the University of Missouri, and Mr. Ken Tucker, a Bahamian author, life coach and leadership expert.
Oswald T. Brown, Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager at the Embassy of The Bahamas, is pictured with Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., at a dinner she hosted at her residence in Fort Washington Maryland, on Friday night, October 9, 2015, for college and university students in the Washington, D.C. area who recently returned for the fall semester. Mr. Brown congratulated the Consul General for introducing a diplomatic initiative that he said could potentially be of assistance to Bahamian students attending institutions of higher learning in the D.C. area for many years to come.
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