MEMBERS of the media pose with Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling during a courtesy call at Mount Fitzwilliam on Wednesday. From left are Luther Smith, director general of the Bahamas Information Services; Idris Reid, consultant to the governor general; Candia Dames, managing editor, The Nassau Guardian; Emanuel Alexiou, president and publisher, The Nassau Guardian; Dame Marguerite; Diana Swann, general manager, Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas; Taneka Thompson, news editor, The Tribune; Bernice Bowe, 1st asst secretary/HR at Government House; Brent Dean, general manager and editor, The Nassau Guardian; Elcott Coleby, deputy director, Bahamas Information Services. Not pictured but in attendance was Wendall Jones, president of Jones Communications International Ltd. Photo: Letisha Henderson/BIS
TRUE to her pledge to use her high office to promote peace and national unity, Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling hosted members of the media to a luncheon at Government House on Mount Fitzwilliam on Wednesday.
“You will recall,” said Dame Marguerite, “that at the ceremony of being sworn in as governor general, I pledged myself to work hard for the unity and peace of our nation and in that context I have been meeting with various groups and individuals in our society whose role and function I believe to be critical to that process.”
Acknowledging the awesome responsibility that rests on the shoulders of the fourth estate, a responsibility that “affects the very foundation on which our country exists and on which it will develop for future generations”, Dame Marguerite encouraged those present to allow the strength of their positive contribution through public education to create clarity of understanding on the way forward in nation building.
“We have a beautiful country which we have a duty to pass on to those who come after us and to ensure that it is in a better position than when we inherited it, and I therefore encourage you to make that positive contribution through which all Bahamians and those who live and work among us will clearly understand the direction needed for us to be successful.”
Dame Marguerite concluded by thanking the media representatives for coming, congratulating them for the “good work” they are doing and the “positive contribution” they are making to our nation.
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