NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -Prime Minister Phillip Davis says he stays “genuinely excited” in regards to the future relationship with the US, which is celebrating its 248 years of a “profitable and thriving democracy” later this week.
“As we deepen our friendship, we should be sure that we keep strategic alliances on key points to guard our pursuits,” Davis stated at a ceremony making the event. The US celebrates the anniversary of its independence on July 4.
“Our nations face related points in immigration and border management, and we are also each making ready for extra excessive climate occasions because of worsening local weather change. These are simply two areas the place we will work collectively for the frequent good,” Davis advised the ceremony.
He stated one of the “necessary and sacred facets of our relationship is our shared dedication to democracy, freedom, and human rights,” including, “These values are the bedrock of our societies, guiding our actions and shaping our futures.
“Collectively, we should proceed championing these rules inside our borders and globally. As we have a good time this milestone, allow us to additionally take a second to replicate on the long run we envision for our nations. Our collaboration will result in better prosperity, safety, and well-being for our residents. A future the place our shared values and targets proceed to information us towards a extra simply and equitable world.”
The ceremony coincided with the official opening of the capital’s US$318 million United States Embassy. Prime Minister Davis stated, “represents our dedication to mutually helpful ties between our nations.
“It symbolizes our enduring friendship as neighbors, as allies in pursuit of a greater world, and as collaborators constructing a brighter and higher future collectively.”
The principal deputy director of Abroad Buildings Operations, J. Douglas Dykhouse, stated, ‘This new facility is the US’ bodily dedication to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Caribbean area.
“We take this Fourth of July celebration to acknowledge how far this challenge has come and the way shut we’re to completion. From the development contract signing in December 2018 to the groundbreaking in October 2019 to the topping out ceremony in … 2021, we’ve got labored by way of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID pandemic to get the place we’re at present, and we’ll proceed to work exhausting to get the embassy employees into this constructing by the top of the 12 months.”
The challenge has native funding estimated at US$80 million, and Dykhouse stated the brand new facility is a mannequin for vitality and water effectivity and local weather resilience.
“The artwork assortment is a real cross-cultural collaboration that includes works by each US and Bahamian artists. Of observe, our wooden sculptures, together with this one that you just see, are a 200-year-old tamarind tree that we took from the positioning and remodeled to advertise conversations about storytelling and Bahamian mythology.
“This facility is what offering the best amenities for US diplomacy appears to be like like.”
The embassy’s ribbon-cutting ceremony additionally marked the primary official occasion of Kimberly Furnish, the brand new US cost d’affaires.
“As I take a look at this new US Embassy, I see many issues. I see the following 50 years of friendship. I see a bodily image of the US. I see an funding in The Bahamas. I see a partnership greater than worthy of celebrating tonight. I see our shared future,” the diplomat added.
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