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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 […]

PHA Says Strike Did Not Hinder Services

11 September 2014

Despite more than 100 nurses withdrawing their labour as part of yesterday’s mass strike Chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Chairman Frank Smith said there was no significant disruption to health services. The PHA reported that 330 nurses were scheduled to work the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shift but only 161 nurses showed […]

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PHA And BPSU Reach $10M Industrial Agreement

11 September 2014

Cabinet announced Tuesday the approval of an Industrial Agreement between the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) and The Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) valued at nearly $10 million. The new 5 year Industrial Agreement worth $9,532,030.84, takes effect from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018 and entails a significant increase across the board for all […]

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Pastor Calls For Referendum Delay

11 September 2014

Pastor Emeritus at New Covenant Baptist Church Bishop Simeon Hall in a press statement issued Tuesday said the government should delay the proposed November 6 constitutional referendum, adding that he believes important issue of gender equality is being lost in the fray. Bishop Hall said he believes it might be wise for the government to […]

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Man Shot During Robbery

11 September 2014

Police in Grand Bahama are searching for two men who they believe stole just over $2,000 from a man yesterday. According to police, just after 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, a man was reportedly on East Atlantic Drive when he was approached by two men whom he described as being 6’1” in height with light skin and […]

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Grant: Bill Represents Death of Democracy

11 September 2014

Free National Movement (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Neko Grant yesterday foreshadowed that the process the current administration has taken to legalise web shop gaming in The Bahamas will be recorded in history as the death of democracy in the country. Mr. Grant said that while he supports the amendments to the […]

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Gibson Says Strike Was Illegal

11 September 2014

Labour Minister Shane Gibson said Wednesday that the mass strike held by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday was illegal and could result in its members facing disciplinary action. Minister Gibson, while refusing to speculate as to what form of action would be taken against the workers, who he said are in contravention of the […]

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Comfort Suites PI Honoured By TripAdvisor

11 September 2014

Comfort Suites Paradise Island Hotel, franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is celebrating yet another prestigious TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. This is the third year in a row that travelers have weighed in and praised the hotel’s first rate accommodations, free amenities and commitment to service. Comfort Suites […]

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15,000 STRIKE—Court orders strikers back to work

11 September 2014

The members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who participated in yesterday’s massive strike have been ordered back to work after Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder placed an injunction on the unions’ actions late Wednesday. From as early as 5:00 Wednesday morning more than 15,000 members of the TUC executed a long planned and nationwide […]

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Trio Awarded Technical Scholarships

09 September 2014

Three deserving young men now have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams as the first recipients of the Lodge C. R. Walker Scholarship to attend The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). The recipients, Jonathas Belony, Rashad Wood and Cameron Sweeting, were chosen based on academic merit, financial need, field of study and personal qualities […]

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Five Murder, Attempted Murder Suspects Arraigned

09 September 2014

Five men were yesterday taken before the courts to be arraigned for murder and attempted murder in separate cases. Nineteen-year-old Garvin Pratt of Palm Tree Avenue and 35-year-old Edvardo Carey of Windsor Road were together charged with the murder of Delano Brice. Brice was shot to the neck on Saturday August 23 while at Quakoo […]

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