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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 […]

Old Vs New: PLP MPs Square Off Again

19 August 2014

The old school rank of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) once again went head to head with the new class in the House of Assembly as debate on the controversial package of bills to amend the Bahamas Constitution continued on Monday. This time, Marathon Member of Parliament Jerome Fitzgerald squared off with Fort Charlotte MP […]

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Gov’t Revises Referendum Questions

19 August 2014

Prime Minister Perry Christie laid out the revised questions that are set to make up the upcoming Constitutional Referendum on legislating gender equality between men and women. Mr. Christie tabled the questions while wrapping up debate on the controversial bills. He said that the questions have not only changed but were simplified. “Bill number one, […]

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Four Die In Plane Crash

19 August 2014

Four people were killed Monday morning after the plane they were in crashed in a mangrove swamp just off Grand Bahama. The victims’ names, nationalities, nor flight information have been released pending notification of next of kin. Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin first announced that three people were killed in the crash that happened […]

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Former US Ambassador Creates Scholarship Foundation

19 August 2014

Bernadette Christie, wife Prime Minister Perry Christie, will chair the newly created Ambassador Nicole Avant Scholarship Foundation of The Bahamas. The foundation was formed by a prominent group of Bahamian business people lead by NABHOOD President Andy Ingraham and will be associated with The College of the Bahamas and will focus on continuing the efforts […]

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BIBT To Make $500K Investment

19 August 2014

Bahamas Institute of Business and Technology (BIBT) is slated to thrust $525,000 into scholarships for law enforcement officers here in the country via a Law Enforcement Revolving Scholarship Fund. According to the Board of Directors at BIBT the work of a particular set of rave Bahamian men and women seemingly go unnoticed and it is […]

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Veteran Public Servant Dies

18 August 2014

Longtime public servant Harold Munnings died over the weekend at the age of 90, the Journal has confirmed. Munnings was 90-years-old. He served as former permanent secretaries in both the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Health. Mr. Munnings was also the co-ordinator of the 1973 Bahamas Independence Secretariat and served in that capacity […]

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Sentencing Again Delayed For Convicted Rapist

18 August 2014

Convicted rapist Oscar Ingraham will have to wait until the end of the month before he is sentenced following his rape conviction. His sentencing has been put off on two occasions because his psychiatric report was not ready. He was last scheduled to be sentenced on August 8. Ingraham was convicted of the home invasion, […]

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School Officials Probed After Toddler Drowns

18 August 2014

Police are questioning officials from a local elementary school regarding the death of a three-year-old who drowned at Montagu Beach on Thursday. Head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed that several people were being questioned but that it was too early to say whether charges would be filed. “We are still […]

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Murder Suspects To Face Charges

18 August 2014

Two murder suspects who police believe are behind two of the country’s latest murders are expected to answer to the charges in a Magistrates Court today. According to police officials a 26-year-old man of Yellow Elder Gardens will be arraigned for the murder of 33-year-old mother of four Nadia Cartwright. It was around 2:30 a.m. […]

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MPs Will Unite On Bills

18 August 2014

Despite the flip-flop by Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis and opposition from several government Members of Parliament during debate on constitutional amendments with regards to equality and gender, Co-Chair of the Public Education and Advocacy Group for the upcoming referendum Theresa Moxey-Ingraham remains confident that the bills will pass in the House […]

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