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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 […]

Johnson Supports PM’s Move to ‘Take Country Back’

26 February 2020

Minister of Immigration Elsworth Johnson agreed with the prime minister that the government should put Bahamians first and take the country back, as illegal immigration has placed a heavy burden on The Bahamas.  On Monday, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that there will be strike force established to aggressively pursue illegal migrants in The […]

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Four Quarantined

26 February 2020

Four Bahamians who traveled to Canada are in quarantine after a passenger on a Canadian flight tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Health said on February 14, Bahamian residents traveled on a Canadian domestic flight and later returned to The Bahamas on […]

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Court Hears WSC Workers Injunction

25 February 2020

The inter-parte injunction was heard in the Supreme Court before Justice Indra Charles yesterday for workers at the Water and Sewerage Cooperation (WSC), who are members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) and the Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU). The unions were hoping that the inter-parte injunction would be left, however […]

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PM Wants Six Percent Unemployment Rate

25 February 2020

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is confident that The Bahamas can achieve a six percent unemployment rate with only the expansion of the country’s tourism sector. The prime minister explained how the six percent unemployment rate can be achieved as he wrapped up debate on the Mid-Year Budget Communication in the House of Assembly yesterday. […]

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Suspect Killed in Armed Robbery Attempt

25 February 2020

Another brazen attempt to rob a business establishment came just two weeks after a daring attempted armed robbery and exchange of gun shots between police and the alleged suspects at a business establishment.  This time the standoff between the police and two suspects resulted in police killing one of the suspects and wounding the other. […]

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Men Charged with Murder

25 February 2020

Two men were hauled before the Magistrate’s Court and charged with murder in two separate incidents on Monday. Twenty-three year old Berlin Bullard was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for intentionally and unlawfully causing the death of Kevin Storr on February 17, 2020. During his arraignment, his attorney asked for his client to be […]

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Hurricane Shelter Deactivated

25 February 2020

The Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium, used as a hurricane shelter for displaced Abaco and Grand Bahama residents, has been deactivated. Less that 200 persons, according to Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell are still housed in the only remaining shelter in New Providence, The Bahamas Academy Auditorium, and some 67 persons or 30 families are […]

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PLP – ‘Nygard Setup’

25 February 2020

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell claimed that the sex trafficking lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is a setup and it was manipulated by Lyford Cay billionaire Louis Bacon. Yesterday, Mitchell responded to an article published in the New York Times which seeks to prove that the lawsuit is a part of […]

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Man Shot Dead in Pinewood

22 October 2019

Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a man dead on Sunday.  Police responded to reports of gunshots being discharged in the Pinewood Gardens area around 10 p.m.  Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the man suffering from gunshot injuries. EMS also responded and rendered assistance, but the man succumbed to his injuries […]

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$64 Million Medical University for GB

22 October 2019

A heads of agreement was signed yesterday between the government and Western Atlantic University for the construction and operation of a $64 million medical school in Grand Bahama. According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, some 200 permanent jobs will be created for Bahamians. Western Atlantic University has agreed to employ an overall ratio of […]

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