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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 […]

Minnis: PLP Using Young Candidates as ‘Window Dressings’

04 May 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis charged that Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) are using their young candidates as “window dressings”.   Alluding to Mr. Christie’s previous statement that he (Mr. Christie) is a bridge to the future, the FNM leader last night during his party’s mass rally […]

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DNA Leader Calls Ingraham ‘Coward’

04 May 2017

Hours after being counted out of the race as a “waste” of a vote by former prime minister Hubert Ingraham, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney called the former leader the “biggest coward” there ever was.   McCartney’s comments came during the DNA’s ‘green light rally’ at the Golden Gates Shopping Centre on Tuesday. […]

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Chaos at Advance Poll

04 May 2017

Chaos erupted at yesterday’s advance poll and what was expected to be a smooth process turned into hours of waiting for thousands of Bahamians.   Law enforcement officers and other registered voters stood in long lines at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium to cast their vote ahead of the May 10 general election.   Unfortunately, […]

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“Baha Mar Deal Public, Not Sealed,” Says Adderley

04 May 2017

Retired Supreme Court Justice K. Neville Adderley revealed yesterday that Baha Mar’s proceedings and judgment were in public and not sealed, which makes former Chief Justice Dame Joan Sawyer incorrect on the resort’s deal. Adderley explained that the statement made by Sawyer that the judgment made in the Baha Mar sale case heard on August […]

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BTVI Receives $30,000 ALIV Sponsorship

04 May 2017

Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to receive $30,000 in sponsorship from the ALIV company, a three-year partnership that will assist the institution with its commencement exercises beginning this month. At a contract signing yesterday, at the ALIV headquarters, Chief ALIV Officer Damian Blackburn spoke of the initiative and what it means for […]

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Commodore Bethel Heads Largest RBDF Promotion Exercise

03 May 2017

The Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard J. Nottage confirmed on May 2, 2017 the appointment of Captain Tellis A. Bethel as commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). Commodore Bethel’s position becomes retroactive as of March 2015, when he assumed responsibilities as acting commander of the defence force. Captain Samuel Evans was appointed […]

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Roberts: Ingraham’s Allegation of ‘Stolen’ $860K, ‘False’

03 May 2017

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s allegation that more than $800,000 was stolen from the Ministry of Finance is false.   Mr. Roberts made this comment in response to remarks made by the former prime minister during the Free National Movement’s (FNM) rally on Monday night […]

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HMBS Nassau Docks at Defence Force Base

03 May 2017

Having completed a major refit, one additional Royal Bahamas Defence Force patrol craft is now ready for action. After undergoing extensive maintenance and repairs overseas at the Maaskant Shipyards in Stellendam, Holland for eight months, Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Nassau docked at the Defence Force Base for the first time under the command of Commander […]

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Govt and Carnival Sign Agreement for GB Port

03 May 2017

The Government of The Bahamas and Carnival Cruise Lines officially signed a heads of agreement for a $200 million development of a new cruise port in the East Grand Bahama Cruise Port Development project yesterday at the Grand Bahama Lucayan Hotel. The multi-million dollar redevelopment of Grand Bahama comes in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, […]

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Ingraham Charge Unfounded

03 May 2017

The Ministry of Finance claims that there is no evidence of $860,700 in missing or stolen funds, which former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham alleged was misplaced by the government.   The Ministry of Finance issued a statement yesterday noting that there should be evidence to back Mr. Ingraham’s allegation and he should provide it.   […]

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