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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 […]

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Fire At School Grounds

08 March 2017

Charred remains of desks and parts of containers once used for classrooms is what firefighters extinguished yesterday on a condemned property to the rear of the A.F Adderley High School. The containers were at one point used as classrooms for students from the A.F Adderley High School. However, some two years ago the property was […]

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Foreign Affairs To Protest US Report

07 March 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says what the U.S State Department’s 2016 Human Rights Report has conveyed about The Bahamas as it relates to human’s rights is inaccurate. In its most recent statement condemning the report, the ministry says action will be taken. “Now that the US report has been publically released, the Ministry of […]

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Residents Want Dump Removed

07 March 2017

Thick gray clouds still consumed a street in a Jubilee Gardens community where one resident told The Journal she and several others have now decided to take matters into their own hands and that is to have the New Providence Landfill completely removed. Melissa Allen-Maynard says she made the decision after she, her husband and […]

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Evacuation Order Still In Effect

07 March 2017

Firefighters continued to fight a blaze at the New Providence Landfill that displaced hundreds of residents in the Jubilee Gardens community Sunday. Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett up to noon Monday said while he could not speak to the level of control established at the dumpsite, firefighters were tackling several hotspots there and in […]

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Bran Blames Both Parties For Dump Fire

07 March 2017

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader Branville McCartney, yesterday lashed out at the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the official opposition Free National Movement (FNM) accusing both parties of being the blame to the fire disaster that occurred over the weekend. “The PLP has been a complete failure and I point my finger at them, […]

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Gov’t Bashes BMD Holdings

07 March 2017

The government yesterday slammed original Baha Mar Developer Sarkis Izmirlian and BMD Holdings after he suggested that the multi-billion dollar resort is not as promising as the government is making it seem. In a press release yesterday, the government called Mr. Izmirlian’s claims inaccurate and unsubstantiated; adding that it represents a persistent and unpatriotic attempt […]

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Bahamas Humane Society Teams Up for Jubilee Assistance

07 March 2017

Alongside government officials yesterday, was the Bahamas Humane Society took up its position in responding to phone calls of stray animals and endangered pets.   Chief Inspector Manager Percy Grant teamed up with others in assisting the residents of the Jubilee Gardens area, but specifically for the pets of families.   “We will be taking […]

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Gov’t Closes Landfill

07 March 2017

Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett suggested yesterday that Ministry of Environment officials has their work cut out for them as it will take five to seven days before they stream waste in the landfill again. Mr. Dorsett spoke to a team of reporters at the Office of the Prime Minister after the government called an official […]

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Save The Bays’ Rotten Apple (Part II)

06 March 2017

By: P.J. Malone   As a reminder, Save The Bays (STB) cried “Wolf!” to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the IACHR believed them, in turn granting STB’s petition and demanding that The Bahamas Government cough up tax-payer resources to protect the Save The Bays Five from (what the public can see) non-existent […]

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GBHRA “Vindicated” By Report

06 March 2017

The Grand Bahama Human Rights Association said feels demoralized, yet vindicated by the contents of the newly released US State Department Country Report on the state of human rights in The Bahamas. The report highlighted what the organization says is the rapidly deteriorating situation in terms of respect for fundamental individual rights. “This year’s report […]

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