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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 […]

PM Suggests Cancellation of WSC Contract with Petty’s Daughter

17 November 2023

On Monday, Prime Minister Philip Davis suggested that the $26,000 Water and SewerageCorporation (WSC) contract awarded to the daughter of Sylvanus Petty should have beencancelled when the relationship between the father and daughter became known.The prime minister was speaking to reporters outside the House of Assembly after viewing thebody of the late Dr. Perry Gomez […]

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Cooper Frustrated with BTC’s Poor Service

17 November 2023

By Gerrino SaundersJournal Staff Writer Similar to many government and quasi government organizations, The BahamasTelecommunications Company (BTC) has no doubt been saddled with legacy issues when itcomes to poor and inconsistent quality of service, so much so that Deputy Prime MinisterChester Cooper could no longer bite his tongue on how disappointed he is with the […]

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Toddler Found Dead in Bushes on Brice Lane

17 November 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Police have launched an investigation concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of amale toddler found in bushes on Brice Lane in Fox Hill.According to reports, around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, after the discovery of an unresponsive maletoddler in bushes near a residence, the concerned occupants of the home alerted the […]

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Tourist dies after Blue Lagoon boat sinks

17 November 2023

By Latonya Roberts & Destiny JohnsonJournal Staff Writers A 75-year-old American woman, who was visiting The Bahamas, died on Tuesday after a boatshe was onboard sank on its way to Blue Lagoon Island.The Blue Lagoon vessel with crew members and more than 100 passengers took on water andwent down just outside of the Blue Lagoon […]

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BTC Union Questions Sale of BTC Cell Towers

17 November 2023

The parent company of Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Liberty Latin America(LLA), has decided to sell its cell phone towers to a third party that would maintain them for abasic rate.LLA announced in a recent statement that it entered into an agreement with Phoenix TowerInternational (PTI) in a move that would allow the company to generate […]

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Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Former PM Clarifies By-Election Comments

17 November 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has come forward to set the record straight regarding anarticle printed by a local daily which suggested that he advised Free National Movement (FNM)Leader Michael Pintard not to participate in the upcoming by-election.“There was a big headline in the Tribune that said I told the […]

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PM Says Nygard had PLP and FNM Friends

17 November 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer In response to a recent court ruling that found fashion mogul Peter Nygard guiltyof four counts of sexual assault, Prime Minister Philip Davis commented onMonday morning and emphasized that justice must prevail in any instance wherethere are alleged incidents of assault against women.“I believe in the rule of law. He […]

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Davis Encourages PLPs to be Brave and Fight

17 November 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis, duly dubbed “Brave,” encouraged Progressive LiberalParty (PLP) supporters to follow him in being exactly that and to fight for TheBahamas.Mr. Davis encouraged party supporters during his address on the second day of thePLP’s 55 th National Convention at Baha Mar.“We have to fight some powerful economic […]

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Former Prime Minister Hon. Hubert Ingraham

Ingraham wants Glover-Rolle to ‘Take Back’ Misleading Comments

17 November 2023

By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham demanded that Minister of Labour and the PublicService Pia Glover- Rolle take back the misleading comments she made concerning the FreeNational Movement (FNM) during the recent Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Convention.Mr. Ingraham took time out of his endorsement of FNM candidate Bishop Ricardo Grant toaddress […]

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PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell

Mitchell re-elected as PLP Chairman

17 November 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell retained his seat as the party’schairman, beating out the sole challenger former Senator and Deputy Chair Robyn Lynes.Mitchell received 845 votes, while Lynes received 630 votes in what the winning PLPchairman has described as a race turned “nasty.” However, the party line has […]

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