The Tribune

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs last night issued an alert that a demonstration is to be held in Miami near the Consulate to protest the immigration policies of The Bahamas.

A statement issued last night said: “The Federal Authorities in the United States have informed us that they will take all the security precautions that are necessary to ensure the safety and security of our personnel in Miami and all who are visiting the Consulate.”

The demonstration is scheduled between 11am and 2pm. The statement said that the demonstration was to “reportedly to be led by an anti-Bahamian Florida legislator”.

The legislator was not named in the statement. However, Daphne Campbell, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, has been vocal in her criticism of the immigration policy changes in recent weeks.

The statement added that services will continue during regular office hours, adding: “It would be prudent to be aware of the circumstances of the demonstration.

“Bahamians are generally advised to proceed with caution while in Miami during this period. There are two further demonstrations planned at the airport and the seaport. It continues to be the position of the government that the demonstrations are ill conceived and misdirected and that the leader of the demonstration does not understand or have her basic facts right on the matter and is proceeding on a false premise.”