NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith attended the annual Flag Raising Ceremony of St. Augustine's College, on the school's grounds, on Friday, November 11, 2022.  Arriving promptly at 9:15 am, His Excellency, Sir Cornelius Smith was greeted by both Catholic Archbishop of Nassau, the Most Reverend Patrick C. Pinder and School Principal Ms. Marici Thompson, along with executive members of the school's board.

The school's assembly commenced shortly afterwards, where the guest speaker was Retired Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Davy Rolle who gave a talk on the history of the Bahamian Flag, its colors and proper etiquette and protocol on how the Flag is to be treated, raised and lowered, and the meaning of the Flag's colors.  During the presentation speech, members of the RBDF Color Guard gave demonstrations on flag conduct.

Afterwards, both His Excellency Sir Cornelius, along with Archbishop Patrick Pinder, proceeded with the ceremonial flag raising -- of the National Flag of The Bahamas by the Governor General and St. Augustine's school flag, by the Archbishop.  

  (BIS Photos/Mark Ford)