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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 […]

FNM Battle Heats Up

16 October 2014

The major candidates vying for the top two posts within the Free National Movement (FNM) have now made their intentions known with both the chairman and deputy chairman announcing that they will go head to head for the deputy leader post. FNM Deputy Chairman Dr. Duane Sands on Wednesday declared that he will be running […]

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BMA Visits Nassau Container Port

16 October 2014

Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) representatives recently toured the Nassau Container Port (NCP) facility and got a chance to hear an overview of the port operations and how it integrates with government agencies such as Customs and Immigration. BMA representatives Deputy Director of Seafarers & Manning, Captain Dwain Hutchinson; Deputy Director of Inspections & Surveys, Stephen […]

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BEC Customer Outraged Over Power Disconnections

16 October 2014

A mother of three said that she is frustrated and can no longer tolerate the disruption in services from The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) after exhausting all avenues in an effort to have BEC address her complaints. She stressed that she had no choice but to take her cries to the press and now at […]

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Bahamas To Host Diplomatic Week

16 October 2014

This upcoming week, The Bahamas will host a major foreign policy initiative that will bring together 12 Heads of Missions abroad and an some 50 foreign ambassadors, this according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell who announced on Wednesday that the country will host its very first Diplomatic Week. “This will give diplomats the […]

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Anglican Bishop Urges Support Of Gender Equality

16 October 2014

Head of the Anglican Church in The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands Bishop Laish Boyd urged Bahamians to apply common sense when evaluating the upcoming referendum on gender equality and avoid the tendency of being xenophobic. During his charge at the 113th Session of the Synod of the Diocese at Christ Church Cathedral […]

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Acklins Wins Taste Our Bahamas Competition

16 October 2014

After a two-weekend tantalizing culinary competition involving several islands, Acklins has emerged the winner of the Ministry of Tourism’s Taste Our Bahamas Competition. The event was held at Fort Charlotte on October 4th and 11th. In the first weekend, Acklins took home the majority of the categories. Andros came a close second. In the finale, […]

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AG: “Zero Tolerance On Money Laundering”

09 October 2014

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday reiterated the government’s zero-tolerance position on money laundering as she opened a two-day workshop to address the risks associated with this practice. With the growing recognition that illegally earned funds are being concealed more and more throughout the Bahamas, officials met to continue the first […]

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Rape Suspects Arrested

08 October 2014

Police officials said they are on a mission to clamp down on an issue that has plagued the capital for weeks the capital, causing public concern to mount on what seems to be a growing trend –females becoming victims of sexual attacks island wide. In an effort to curb these incidents, police officials reported Tuesday […]

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MP Condemns PLP Infighting

08 October 2014

After months of public contention between members of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Member of Parliament for South Beach Cleola Hamilton is calling for the ‘political backstabbing’ to end; Ms. Hamilton revealed that she is convinced that there are members within the PLP who want to see the Christie administration crumble from within. “What is […]

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MOE Operations Shut Down

08 October 2014

A lingering problem with malfunctioning air conditioning units forced officials at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to leave their stations early Tuesday morning as technicians worked around the clock to fix the vexing issue. The Journal was informed early yesterday morning that workers in the Thompson Boulevard headquarters were forced to leave their […]

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