#Nassau, The Bahamas — STATEMENT FROM APRIL 17, 2020 —The Ministry is aware of an Eyewitness News clip of 15 April 2020, circulating in social, reporting that Bahamians in China are “fearful of ongoing racial discrimination”. In the clip there is a voice message supposedly of a Bahamian national who is expressing such concern.
The Ministry has not received any reports from
any Bahamian citizen of racial discrimination being perpetrated against
them in China. Bahamian officials at The
Embassy of the Bahamas in Beijing, maintain regular contact with Bahamian
students and residents in China through telephone and We Chat, the
Chinese version of What’s App. As of
today’s date, 17 April 2020, there were no reports of racial discrimination
directed at our nationals.
If any Bahamian
national is facing discrimination or any form of distress, or if anyone knows
of such difficulties being experienced by Bahamian nationals in China, he or she
should advise the Ministry or the Embassy in Beijing immediately so that the
matter can be properly investigated
The Ministry
continues to urge all Bahamians to work together and support each other during
this difficult period of COVID 19.
