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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 […]

Two Suspects in Custody After Police Chase

17 January 2017

After what mimicked a scene from a Hollywood action film, police have two suspects in custody following a high speed chase on Sunday. According to police, around 10:00 a.m., a man was standing on Dumping Ground Corner when two men in a silver Nissan vehicle approached and shot him before speeding off. The victim was […]

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Torchbearers Announce Convention

17 January 2017

The youth arm of the Free National Movement has announced they will be holding a convention next month. The Torchbearers will hold their convention at the Breezes Resort, the same venue that played host to the drama of the party’s actual convention last summer, that saw the heated leadership battle between leader Dr. Hubert Minnis […]

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GB Crime Down 49%

17 January 2017

Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville said that it has been confirmed by Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour that crime is down by 49 percent since September 2016 in Grand Bahama. The minister for Grand Bahama was speaking on behalf of the Minister for National Security, Dr. Bernard Nottage, who was unable […]

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FNM Candidate Offers Education Reform Suggestions

17 January 2017

Even after Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald cleared up the controversy surrounding support staff being unpaid, Free National Movement (FNM) South Beach Candidate Jeff Lloyd has reached out and provided the government with a solution to education reform. The talk show host says it starts with restoring the honor and value with which teachers were once […]

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Smith: COP Abandoned Murder Plot Probe

17 January 2017

The two alleged hit men involved in the recent Save the Bays (STB) murder for hire plot were not the perpetrators, according to Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) President Fred Smith. Livingston Bullard and Wilsner Davilma, who went by the aliases ‘Toogie and Bobo’, were last year allegedly hired by Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter […]

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Bowe Attacks Bain’s Character

17 January 2017

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) card bearer for the Southern Shores constituency Ethric Bowe announced this past Friday that he had turned in his resignation letter to the leadership of the party, as they chose to align themselves with an unsavory character as Lincoln Bain. At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bowe clearly gave his […]

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Baha Mar Begins Hiring –1,500 for April Opening

17 January 2017

The multi- billion dollar Baha Mar resort slated to open on April 21st, 2017, is expected to hire some 1,500 Bahamians while many more will continue to be hired during each of the hotel’s phases, according to Senior Vice President of Government and External Affairs Robert Sands. For those persons who were recruited previously and […]

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Sumner says “Say no” to Gifting Circle Scheme

12 January 2017

In social media’s latest, “The Gifting Circle” asks person’s if they wish to turn $50 or $100 into large sums of money, and fast however Chamber of Commerce CEO Edison Sumner say Bahamians should say no to the pyramid scheme as the repercussion are grave. Speaking with The Bahama Journal yesterday Mr. Sumner says the […]

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Clash Over Bahamas’ UN Vote

12 January 2017

United People’s Movement Leader and Marco City MP Greg Moss has sounded off on the government for its vote at the most recent United Nations General Meeting. Mr. Moss in a statement through his recently founded party said they condemn the affirmative vote of The Bahamas at the United Nations General Assembly on the 19th […]

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Minister Wilchcombe Recalls Community Giants at Eight Mile Rock Administrative Complex Ground-Breaking

12 January 2017

During Ground-Breaking Ceremonies for a new Administrative Complex in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe said he was happy to be standing there in Eight Mile Rock, in a setting “just across the street from a man who made […]

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