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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 […]

Butler- Turner: Everyone Wants To Lead

21 February 2017

Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly and Long Island Member of Parliament (MP) Loretta Butler- Turner yesterday suggested that Opposition forces are being hindered from throwing out the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Government because too many individuals want to lead. In an interview with The Bahama Journal, Mrs. Butler-Turner lamented the urgency of opposition […]

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GB Undergoes Environmental Safety Assessment

21 February 2017

Representatives of the Antea Group, an international Engineering and Environmental Consulting Firm from the Netherlands, spent over a week in Grand Bahama, recently. The firm, which specializes in full service solutions in the fields of environment, infrastructure and urban planning conducted investigations into environmental safety of residents within the Pinder’s Point, Lewis Yard, Hawksbill and […]

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Chipman says he’s not a part of the “game”

21 February 2017

St. Anne’s Member of Parliament (MP) Hubert Chipman says he will not become a part this “game” the government is playing. The comments came during a short interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday morning. Mr. Chipman was asked what he makes of all that has transpired since the public reading of a letter, where he […]

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Zika Numbers Decreasing

20 February 2017

Local health officials are expressing optimism in regards to the Zika virus, saying that suspected cases have diminished significantly since the start of the new year. According to the Ministry of Health’s official website, as of last Monday, there were no new cases of the Zika virus reported in the country. “The number of suspected […]

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21-year-old charged with murder 

20 February 2017

Trevor Cooper, a 21-year-old man, was charged before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for the Monday February 13th, 2017 murder of Frederick Ferguson. The deceased was shot sometime that morning during an altercation at a business establishment on West Bay Street. Police officials say the victim was transported to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Ferguson […]

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More than 120 enter MOT’s song competition

20 February 2017

The Ministry of Tourism’s (MOT) ‘Da Bahamian Ting’ Song Competition attracted scores of talented singers, songwriters and musicians from throughout The Islands of The Bahamas. On February 17, members of MOT’s Culture and Heritage Department counted 124 submissions. The deadline for submissions was 5:00 p.m. “The response was overwhelming,” said Director of Culture and Heritage […]

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Police Launch Manhunt For Shooting Suspects

20 February 2017

Police are appealing to the public for help in capturing two suspects responsible for a shooting incident that has left three persons nursing wounds in hospital on Sunday. Reports are that around 10:00 a.m., a group of men were involved in an altercation on Windsor Lane that led to three of them being shot. The […]

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JCN Officially Opens New Building—Also Honors Persons of The Year

20 February 2017

In a ceremony fit for royalty, Jones Communications officially blessed its new building on Thompson Boulevard on Friday. The official ceremony was a dual purpose one as it also honored the JCN persons of the year Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald and University of the Bahamas President Dr. Rodney Smith. The pair received the award primarily […]

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Domestic Violence Against Males Increase

20 February 2017

There’s an unspoken truth about domestic violence and while women are often the ones to fall victim to the scourge, there are now cases of women being the aggressor and men now being the victims. Although this was not the main focus of a two-day conference on Domestic Violence hosted by the Bible Society of […]

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PM Hits Out On Chipman’s Boundaries Claim

20 February 2017

Prime Minister Perry Christie has taken St. Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman to task over his claim that the boundaries report he signed off on differed from the one tabled in the House of Assembly last week. Mr. Chipman is currently a part of a government delegation, which travelled to Guyana for CARICOM, meetings alongside Foreign […]

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