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BALANCING MIGRATION PM Davis says SIDS have a right to survival -COP29
 
The issue of migration and illegal immigration took center stage at a panel discussion on “Understanding The Complexities of Migration Management ” during day four of Diplomatic Week held at the Grand Lucayan Resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama.  Immigration Minister the Hon. Sears (centre) served as a panelist for the discussion, along with Her Excellency Gezel Farrington, Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights (photographed at left) and Ms. Zahrah Jibrilu, Project Officer, International Organization for Migration (photographed at right).  Other panelists included His Excellency Dennis Zulu, UN Resident Coordinator for The Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos and Jamaica; His Excellency Dr. Ellison Rahming, Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba; and Mr. Crispin Hall, of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

BALANCING MIGRATION

By Journal Staff Writer America was built on it. Singapore thrives because of it.Immigrants usually make a country better especially when thepopulation is small and skills limited.Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, Alfred Sears sayswhen it comes to the issues surrounding migration The Bahamasfinds itself trying to balance national security interests of thecountry and human […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

PM Davis says SIDS have a right to survival -COP29

By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Phillip Davis joined over 50,000 people in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29 th sessionof the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties known as COP29 where hegave contributions on behalf of The Bahamas.According to the United Nations, this gathering, the second largest of its kind, under the theme:investing […]

Parents Charged with Child Cruelty Granted Bail

24 November 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Parents of two-year-old Daniel Nixon, who was found dead in bushes in Fox Hillon November 14, were granted $7,000 bail on Wednesday.Douglas Nixon, 40, and Jenny Nixon, 31, were formally charged on Monday,before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt Evans where they pleaded not guilty to onecount of child cruelty.Police reportedly recovered […]

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Healthcare Upgrade for Grand Bahama

24 November 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Grand Bahama is set to receive the needed resources to enforce healthcare on theisland.During the weekly press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, Acting PressSecretary Keishla Adderley revealed an update from the Ministry of Health andWellness regarding much-needed resources to upgrade the healthcare system inGrand Bahama.“In Grand Bahama, […]

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Bimini Resident Arrested for Allegedly Buying Votes

24 November 2023

Just days after the Free National Movement accused the Progressive Liberal Party of buyingvotes in various communities of the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency by paying, insome cases, up to $1,000 in PLP t-shirts, police have arrested a Bimini resident Javano Davis forallegedly attempting to buy votes leading up to Wednesday’s by-election.Mr. Davis went […]

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Pintard Accused PLP of Buying Votes

24 November 2023

There were lots of political blows thrown over the weekend past as the two major parties, theProgressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM,) encouragedconstituents to vote for their respective candidate when the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election was held on Wednesday.From the weekend, FNM leader Michael Pintard accused the PLP of […]

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FNM Threatens Legal Action Against Bain

24 November 2023

BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Free National Movement is considering legal action against Coalition of Independents (COI)Leader Lincoln Bain following comments from him during a Facebook live claiming that FNMLeader Michael Pintard had a history of substance abuse.Mr. Bain also claimed that the FNM has been buying votes.FNM Chairman Dr. Duane Sands, in a […]

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Cabinet in GB 2 (5)

Cabinet Meets in GB to Discuss Island’s $1.5 Billion Investments

24 November 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Making history on Tuesday, Cabinet was convened in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama.Cabinet ministers gathered in the newly opened Obadiah H. Wilchcombe building to focus on the$1.5 billion in new investments for the island.Cabinet addressed the creation of job opportunities and infrastructure redevelopments, but somepolitical pundits were skeptical of the […]

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RBL and BHCAWU Sign Historic Industrial Agreement

24 November 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer An historic industrial agreement was signed between Restaurants Bahamas Limited (RBL),operators of KFC Nassau, and the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union(BHCAWU) on Wednesday.RBL General Manager Mario Cash expressed his excitement for achieving what they call a win-win agreement.“We’re thrilled to announce the successful negotiation and signing of the […]

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Hon. Ryan Pinder - Attorney-General

Gov’t to Reform Intellectual Property Protection Laws

24 November 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator Ryan Pinder announced that thegovernment will implement new legislation for the protection of domestic intellectual propertyassets.This announcement came during the recent Small Business Development Center, AccessAccelerator where Minister Pinder discussed the upcoming intellectual property law reform.“The plain truth is that when it […]

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FNM Candidate for West End and Bimini, Bishop Ricardo Grant

FNM’s Campaign Troubled

17 November 2023

The campaign of the Free National Movement candidate for West Grand Bahama and BiminiBishop Ricardo Grant has sustained a body blow when it was revealed this week that he and hiswife were involved in an illegal pyramid scheme in Grand Bahama.The allegations sent shockwaves and the FNM faithfuls reeling. Former Prime Minister HubertIngraham, who is […]

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Sylvanus Petty

Petty Resigns as WSC Executive Chairman

17 November 2023

o Rumors have been confirmed that the prime minister has requested and accepted the resignationof Sylvanus Petty as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC).In a press statement from the Office of The Prime Minister on Wednesday afternoon, it wasconfirmed that Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper accepted the resignation on behalf ofPrime Minister […]

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