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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 […]

NAD Counts Down To 10th Anniversary

NAD COUNTS DOWN TO 10TH ANNIVERSARY AS LPIA OPERATOR

30 January 2017

This year, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) will mark its tenth year operating Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) under a management partnership with Vantage Airport Group (formerly YVRAS). On April 1, 2007, NAD took over all commercial operations at LPIA inclusive of the terminal buildings, parking facilities and runways. Since the transfer of operations to NAD, […]

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Mitchell: ISIS Report “Rubbish”

30 January 2017

Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell hitting out at an intelligence expert that made some very strong claims on an American news station on Saturday. Malcolm Nance, a US Intel Officer while appearing as a guest as on a show hosted by MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid indicated that The Bahamas has very strong ties to terrorism. “The […]

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Former Exuma MP Welcomes New Seats

30 January 2017

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Exuma George Smith says the island pumps more money into the Public Treasury than a number of other islands combined and because of this he thinks the island could use extra representatives. Just a week ago, during his opening remarks at the 26th annual Bahamas Business Outlook Conference, Prime […]

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FNM Unbothered By Crossover

30 January 2017

After last week’s crossover of several former Free National Movement (FNM) members to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said his party is not bothered. “We in the Free National Movement do not begrudge them for their decision and I’m sure they had a reason for it. We are focused on […]

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Civil Aviation Board Appointed

30 January 2017

With landmark moves being made in the Aviation Department over the past few months, Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said she is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished Bahamians to the Board of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority. The principal functions of the Board will be to develop policies, and to give […]

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Churchgoers Held Up At Gunpoint

30 January 2017

Police are probing an armed robbery at a local church. Reports are that shortly before 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27th 2017, eight parishioners were attending practice session at Church of God of Prophecy located at Ernest and York Street, when a man armed with a handgun entered the church and robbed them of cash […]

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BAMSI Created Jobs for Androsians

30 January 2017

Revealing that Andros has been transformed to the breadbasket island for The Bahamas, through The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Alfred Gray noted that not only has this been a dream of the late Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling, but also a boost for Androsians. Giving his […]

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PLP Chooses all Young Nominees for Vice Chairman Position

30 January 2017

The Progressive Liberal Party backs up its notion that it’s a party of the young people. Just a few days after Minister of Labour Shane Gibson spoke on Love 97’s ‘Issues of the Day’, declaring that the PLP has always been a party for the young generation, the party made a declarative decision to choose […]

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‘Why the PLP?’ Cooper Answers

27 January 2017

Answering the question as to why support the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), standard-bearer for the PLP in the constituency of Exuma and Ragged Island I. Chester Cooper gave delegates on the closing night of the party’s 52nd National Convention a myriad of reasons why the party is still the party of choice.   “When people […]

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Court of Appeal opens legal year

27 January 2017

Court of Appeal President the Hon. Justice Dame Anita Allen has given 23 plus years of service to the judicial system and during the opening of the Court of Appeal’s legal year yesterday she says she is more than happy with what she has been able to accomplish since she was appointed back in 2010. […]

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