Table of Precedence for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

  1. Governor-General
  2. Prime Minister
  3. Chief Justice
  4. Deputy Prime Minister and Members of the Cabinet
  5. Leader of the Opposition
  6. President of the Court of Appeal
  7. President of the Senate
  8. Speaker of the House of Assembly
  9. Former Governors-General
  10. Former Prime Ministers
  11. Former Chief Justices
  12. Justices of the Court of Appeal and Justices of the Supreme Court
  13. President of the Bahamas Christian Council
           (a) The Lord Bishop of Nassau and The Bahamas, including the Turks and Caicos Islands
           (b) The Roman Catholic Archbishop of The Bahamas
           (c) The President of the Bahamas Baptist Missionary & Educational Convention
           (d) The President of the Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church
           (e) the Head of the Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas
           (f) The Head of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
           (g) The Head of the Church of God of Prophecy
           (h) the Head of the Church of God Incorporated
           (i) The Head of the Assemblies of Brethren
           (j) The Head of the Assemblies of God
  14. Parliamentary Secretaries
  15. Vice-President of the Senate
  16. Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
  17. Members of the Senate
  18. Members of the House of Assembly
  19. Secretary to the Cabinet
  20. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Heads of International Organizations, Special Envoys
  21. Financial Secretary and Governor of the Central Bank
  22. Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
  23. Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
  24. Spouses of former Governors-General and of former Prime Ministers (if not accompanying the principal)
  25. Chairman of Commissions established under the Constitution
  26. Permanent Secretaries, Director of Legal Affairs, Director of Public Prosecutions, Auditor General, Treasurer, Comptroller of Customs
  27. President of the College of The Bahamas
  28. Head of the University of the West Indies Bahamas Campus
  29. Other Heads of Church Denominations and Members of the Bahamas Christian Council
  30. Senior Government Officials and Heads of Department
  31. Senior Officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
  32. Senior Officers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
  33. Senior Quasi-Government Officials
  34. Chief Councillors of Local Government Authorities and Chairman of Statutory Boards and Committees
  35. Chairmen and Secretaries of Political Parties having representational in Parliament
  36. Consuls General and Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps/Consular Missions
  37. Heads of Bank and Banking Institutions, Captains of Industry and Presidents of Trade Union
  38. Holders of Decorations
  39. Principals of Schools
  40. Councillors of Local Government & Heads of Community and Youth Organizations
Notices
  • Awarded Public Procurement Opportunities Report - September 2024
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  • State-Recognized Funeral Service for the Late Dr. Corolyn Hanna, former Social Activist and Nation-Builder
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