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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 […]

Religious Leaders Tout Baha Mar Opening

27 March 2017

Several of the country’s most prominent spiritual leaders have come together to give the government kudos for its involvement in the imminent opening of the beleaguered multi-billion dollar Baha Mar Resort. In a joint statement Bishop Simeon B. Hall, Senior Pastor Emeritus of New Covenant Baptist Church; Bishop Ross Davis, Senior Pastor of Golden Gates […]

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PM: Next Election Crucial

27 March 2017

The upcoming general election may be more pivotal than any other election in the country’s history, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.   Mr. Christie’s comments came as he addressed scores of Progressive Liberal Party supporters in the P.A. Gibson Primary School Courtyard in Alice Town, Eleuthera during a joint constituency meeting.   The nation’s […]

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Opposition Forces Ban To Defeat The PLP

27 March 2017

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney announced four new candidates two of which were former candidates of the United Democratic Party(UDP) all in an effort to defeat the Progressive Liberal Party come the 2017 General Elections. Just under a week following the resignation of UDP Leader Greg Moss, Mr. McCartney says the new additions […]

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Man Dead After Club Shooting

27 March 2017

Police are appealing to the public for information to assist in their investigations into a shooting incident that has left a man dead and another detained in hospital early Saturday Morning. According to reports, shortly after 1:30am, two males were at a club located on Quintine Alley and Wulff Road when they were shot. The […]

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Motorist Killed In Exuma

27 March 2017

Police in Exuma are investigating a traffic accident that left a man dead on Saturday. According to reports, around 6:00pm, a collision occurred on Queens Highway, George Town, Exuma involving a Suzuki Solio motorcar driven by an adult male and a Mack truck driven by an adult male. The driver of the motorcar received serious […]

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Hope for Bozine Residents

27 March 2017

After waiting more than a decade, Bozine Town residents, Garden Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Kendal Major said a resolution is in sight in the case of the longstanding land dispute with the Harold Road Land Development Company (LANDCO). Thousands of residents in that community received an order from LANDCO to vacate the properties on […]

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Bostwick Bashes the Gov’t

27 March 2017

Former Free National Movement Cabinet Minister Former Attorney General Janet Bostwick lambasted the Christie Administration for not following through on its promise to decrease taxation.   “Instead they brought Value Added Tax. They got $800 million of our money and can’t tell what they did with it. They said that VAT money would be used […]

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“Abaco Dragon Emerges To Cause Confusion”

27 March 2017

In the wake of comments by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham criticizing the current administration’s lack of transparency over the economy this term, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said he has simply come out of the shadows to cause confusion. His comments came at a Progressive Liberal Party constituency meeting over the weekend. […]

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Students Protest For Fallen Classmate

24 March 2017

Students of A.F. Adderley Junior High School plead for peace surrounding the death of their classmate Keishon Williams.  Yesterday, a group known as “We Rally for Keishon” protested on the public high schools’ grounds demanding there be an end to violence against the youth.  The exercise held on center field of the public high school’s […]

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PM Defends Contracts

24 March 2017

Prime Minister Perry Christie defended his administration’s move to award contracts for the development of clinics in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera after Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament (MP) for Montague Richard Lightbourn accused his administration of conveniently using the election season to do so. Mr. Lightbourn’s sentiments came on Wednesday in the House of […]

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