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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 […]

Voter Registration Increase In Grand Bahama

23 February 2017

Voter registration numbers have increased significantly in Grand Bahama since January after the opening of nine additional registration centres in Central and West Grand Bahama, according to Parliamentary Registration Department Consultant Cecil Thompson. “When the locations were opened in early January of this year, they were done so in or near schools so as to […]

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Privy Council Hears Appeal Case of A.G Office

22 February 2017

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council heard a special case yesterday during its second day of a five-day visit. The case of the appellant, the Attorney General’s (A.G) office versus  the respondents Samuel ‘Ninety’ Knowles and A1 car rentals limited, sat before the five Privy Council Judges, Lords Mance, Kerr, Reed, Sumption and Hughes […]

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University Of The Bahamas Shares Key Initiatives To Global Success

22 February 2017

University of the Bahamas (UB) President Dr. Rodney Smith is counting on several key initiatives to increase the viability and integrity of the institution over the next few years from technology to accreditation and branding. The remarks came during the institution’s second Media Information Meeting but the first since its transition to university status three […]

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AG Strikes back at “Kill the Bill” activists

22 February 2017

Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson is insisting that the thought of the Interception of Communication Bill (ICB) being a breach of any Bahamian’s privacy is preposterous and a direct depiction of lack of integrity in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas. Mrs. Maynard-Gibson made the comments outside of Cabinet yesterday. The AG noted her specific disappointment […]

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Rollins: Fitzgerald Sold His Soul To The Devil

22 February 2017

The war of words between Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins and Education Minster Jerome Fitzgerald has taken another turn. On Monday, Mr. Fitzgerald called Dr. Rollins “a political prostitute” stemmed from the fact the he is now a member of the Free National Movement (FNM) after jumping ship from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). On […]

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Judge Rejects Judicial Review

22 February 2017

Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder has refused to grant leave for a judicial review in the application hearing of Opposition Members Dr. Andre Rollins and Richard Lightbourne. The pair submitted that the current boundaries report violates article 70 of the constitution, which requires that a boundaries report be submitted within a period of five years. […]

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$28 million dollar agreement for water improvement project

21 February 2017

Piped potable water will be provided to all Bahamian communities in shortly through a $28 million loan agreement from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Minister of Public Works and Urban Development Philip ‘Brave’ Davis made the announcement during the official launch of The Bahamas Water Supply Improvement Project yesterday at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel. […]

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DNA Ratifies Four

21 February 2017

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) ratified another four candidates in the run-up to the general election. Elected as the newly appointed four were Samuel Kemp-Representative in the North Andros and Berry Islands constituency, Samuel Strachan-Representative for Cat Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador; Stephanie Lightbourne- Representative for Englerston; Gerrino Saunders- Representative for St. Barnabas. Leader […]

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Privy Council Has Fourth Sitting In The Bahamas

21 February 2017

Having sat in Nassau on more occasions than they have anywhere other than the United Kingdom, the Judicial Committee of the London-based Privy Council will see its fourth sitting of The Bahamas’ final Court of Appeal this week as five Privy Council judges are set to hear appeals and applications over the next five days. […]

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Gibson Fires Back At Butler- Turner Over Gun Comments

21 February 2017

The battle for Long Island is starting to heat up as the Free National Movement’s candidate for the island Adrian Gibson and the island’s representative and Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly Loretta Butler Turner have currently engaged in a war of words on social media. The back and forth began last week when […]

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