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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 […]

PM Promises to Tackle Crime

25 January 2016

Prime Minister Perry Christie while addressing the matter of crime said that the government is moving around money in the national budget to assist with crime fighting strategies. Last year’s crime rate broke the country’s record for the most homicides in a year when the murder rate was confirmed to be one short of 150 […]

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The Rt. Hon Perry Christie, Prime Minister accepts The Person of the Year Award for 2015 from CEO of Jones Communications, Wendall Jones

JCN Honours Outstanding Bahamians

25 January 2016

On Friday, Jones Communications Network honoured outstanding Bahamian members of society during its Civil Society and Person of the Year Award, at Melia Beach Resort. Six individuals were recognized as outstanding contributing citizens at the formal awards luncheon on Friday. Prime Minister Perry Christie won the top award, being named the Person of the Year […]

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Gov’t Consults Physicians on NHI

25 January 2016

The Ministry of Health sponsored a workshop purposed to inform medical professionals on the content, introduction and phasing of National Health Insurance after claims of a lack of consultation between the stakeholders and the government. Doctors, Nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals with all sorts of buzzing questions took the first step with the […]

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Bostwick sentencing delayed until Tuesday

25 January 2016

Former Free National Movement Senator John Bostwick has been granted a few more days to breathe before his sentencing. The approval was handed down from Magistrate Andrew Forbes on Friday after his senior attorney, Elliot Lockhart QC failed to attend the sentencing.  The sentencing which was to take place at 9:30 a.m had to be […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie, centre, chats with former Prime Minister of Jamaica PJ Patterson, left, and former Prime Minister of Barbados Owen Arthur at the Jamaica Pegasus, Tuesday, January 19, where Mr. Christie addressed the Official Opening of the Jamaica Stock Exchange 11th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference 2016 with his focus being, “Positioning the Caribbean in the International Arena.” (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

PM Christie Speaks At The Jamaica Stock Exchange

21 January 2016

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Unions Threaten Against Cable Bahamas

21 January 2016

Members of the various umbrella unions are calling for the Bahamian government to intervene in the recent price increase to Cable Bahamas’ basic package. Members from the various unions met yesterday in Rawson Square to host a silent protest to the cable providers recent increase in prices. Unions said not only is the price increase […]

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Taxi Drivers Donate to NEMA

21 January 2016

Local taxi drivers joined together to donate funds to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to assist with restoration in the family islands that were affected by last year’s Hurricane Joaquin. It has been three months since the calamitous category four hurricane swept across the Central and South-East Bahamas and taxi drivers in New Providence […]

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Police Hunt For Murder Suspect

21 January 2016

Police are searching for 30-year-old Jason Ian Flowers aka Casper in connection with the country’s latest murder which occurred Tuesday evening. According to reports, it was shortly after 7:00p.m., Tuesday, police received reports of the death of man at his Sugar Apple Street, Pinewood Gardens residence. When officers arrived, they met the lifeless body of […]

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NHI Secretariat to Release Draft Legislation

21 January 2016

The National Health Secretariat yesterday, advised that the draft NHI bill will be released to the wider stakeholder community on January 25, 2016, exactly one week after the official registration of NHI. The bill is designed to pave the way for all legal Bahamian residents to be able to afford quality health care. According to […]

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Mother Offers Reward for Missing Son

21 January 2016

Machele Gray, the mother of missing son, Charlton Morley, is offering a $5 thousand reward for anyone who can lead her to the answer of what happened to her son. Last year September, Ms. Gray made a despairing call for swift action in the case of her missing son 26 year old Charlton Morley. Charlton […]

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