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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 […]

Gov’t Opens Public Defenders Office

23 January 2017

The government has opened a Public Defenders Office in the wake of crime reaching a new peak.   The new office is to prevent recent issues of the limited amount of defense attorneys, who have scheduling conflicts, which cause delays and adjournments, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees to tax payers.   […]

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Police Probe Tourist’s Death

23 January 2017

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a female visitor from Florida that occurred last Friday.   Reports are that shortly before noon, two female visitors were snorkeling in waters off Rose Island, when one of them loss consciousness.   The female victim was taken onto the shore where she was given first […]

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PM: Gov’t Not Dependent On Baha Mar

23 January 2017

Prime Minister Perry Christie in his address to a waiting crowd at the Progressive Liberal Party’s ratification late Thursday night attempted to clarify the government’s involvement in the Baha Mar debacle that saw construction come to a halt at the end of 2015. Mr. Christie made the remarks while wrapping up the party’s ratification of […]

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PM: We’ve Created 32,000 Jobs

23 January 2017

Despite mounting criticism from opposition voices, Prime Minister Perry Christie told political pundits to “check the numbers,” saying his government has generated over 30,000 jobs over the past five years. The comments came as Mr. Christie was giving remarks at the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) Prayer Breakfast held yesterday at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort. […]

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Griffin: Homelessness Remains Major Issue

23 January 2017

In wake of the Department of Social Services celebrating its fifth annual Motivational Seminar, Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin is stressing that the department remains focused on tackling one of its major issues – homelessness.   Mrs. Griffin, who spoke to the media recently, said while Bahamians should be proud of how far the […]

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Dean Warns Of Wrongful Social Media Information

23 January 2017

Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said he is concerned about the fear perpetuated via social media. Mr. Dean on Friday said “some people seem to make a career from creating panic through social media”. These sentiments came after a video and voice notes of a stabbing incident involving three male students of Government High […]

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COP Rejects Gang Linked To School Stabbing

23 January 2017

Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade has put an end to speculation that the stabbing at Government High School last week was gang related. Mr. Greenslade went as far to call the students involved “wannabees,” noting that the incident was started by two groups shouting gang slogans but assured that persons involved were simply immature and had […]

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BPL Completes Island Wide Outage Investigation

23 January 2017

About a week ago an unknown issue at Bahamas Power and Light resulted in the entire island being left without power for hours and for others a little longer than expected then just last Tuesday customers in Western New Providence experienced a partial outage. On Friday, January 13th, 2017 the day the first outage occurred […]

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Nygard’s Amazingly Strong Sense of Corporate Responsibility

20 January 2017

By P.J. Malone Fashion mogul Peter Nygard just announced the opening of two new state-of-the-art Breast Cancer Research Units, which reflects his dedication to helping women through breast cancer research. The Nygard International Molecular Biology Breast Cancer Research Unit and Breast Cancer Tumour Bank are located in the Manitoba Breast Cancer research Centre, the only […]

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Police Chief “Disgraced” By Crime

19 January 2017

Commissioner of Police, Ellison Greenslade called an urgent press conference yesterday afternoon to share his disgrace in the wake of the country’s 11th murder for the New Year.   “For the year to date, we have recorded, in The Bahamas, New Providence predominantly, 11 murders, that is a disgrace. Those murders that were recorded were […]

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