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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 […]

Four Island Traffic Fatalities Recorded

25 August 2014

Three traffic fatalities have claimed the lives of four people on Abaco, Andros and Exuma in separate incidents over the weekend. According to sources in Abaco, 21-year-old Janero Stuart of Murphy Town was killed in a traffic accident Saturday. Reports are that shortly before 5:00 p.m., police received information that there was a traffic accident […]

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Baha Mar Attorney Arraigned For Dangerous Driving

25 August 2014

The Bahama Journal has been reliably informed that one of Baha Mar’s attorneys was recently in court and has been formally arraigned in connection with a traffic fatality that occurred on New Year’s Day. Baha Mar’s Associate General Counsel Tracy Ann Ferguson has been charged with killing in the course of dangerous driving. According to […]

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105 Haitians Apprehended

25 August 2014

More than 100 Haitians were captured over the weekend in Ragged Island as part of a joint operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and the Department of Immigration. According to reports, while on routine patrol in the southern Bahamas on Saturday, HMBS Nassau received information that Ragged Island locals had spotted a Haitian […]

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RBC To Close PI Branch–Some Employees To Lose Jobs

25 August 2014

RBC Royal Bank announced over the weekend that it plans to relocate its branch on Paradise Island effective October 17, 2014 and as a result there will be some employees who lose their jobs. The branch will be consolidated with RBC’s Main Branch on Bay Street as part of RBC’s strategy to reconfigure its branch […]

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Café Martinique Named In Top 10 Restaurants

25 August 2014

It sits amidst the hustle and bustle of Paradise Island’s Marina Village, yet its old-world elegance and iconic style takes diners, seemingly, to another, more peaceful place in time. Chef Jean-Georges Vongertichten’s Café Martinique – just one of several fine-dining options offered at the famed Atlantis, Paradise Island – was recently named among the 10 […]

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Cable Bahamas Responds To Union Threats

25 August 2014

Cable Bahamas Limited (CBL) it is disappointed and surprised with the Bahamas Communications and Public Offices Union’s (BCPOU) statement regarding the relationship between the two parties. According to Head of Marketing at Cable Bahamas David Burrows, the company maintains that it has been abiding by a Supreme Court ruling and has been working with the […]

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VAT Registration Set

20 August 2014

The registration process for Value Added Tax (VAT) will get underway next month, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis revealed as debate on the VAT Bill began in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr. Halkitis said work has been ongoing and thorough in order to ensure that VAT’s implementation which is set for January 2015 […]

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Moss Still Against VAT

20 August 2014

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Member of Parliament Greg Moss again stood at odds with his party by expressing his disapproval of legislation to enact a Value Added Tax (VAT) as debate got underway in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Marco City MP said the legislation is a betrayal of the philosophy of the PLP […]

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Man Sought For Attempted Murder

20 August 2014

Police are investigating an attempted murder that occurred in the East Bay Street area. According to police officials, Mckenson Dorvil went to the residence of his former fiancé where he encountered another man. It is alleged that Dorvil flew into a rage and chopped a 39-year -old man of Virginia Street to the neck, back […]

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Identities Of Plane Crash Victims Still Unknown

20 August 2014

The identities of four male bodies recovered as a result of a fatal plane crash Monday morning near Freeport, Grand Bahama are to be released soon. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police in Grand Bahama Emerick Seymour, the four bodies were recovered from a mangrove swamp after the American registered aircraft, a twin Cessna crashed […]

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