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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 […]

First Bahamians Enlisted As Aerodrome Inspectors

18 August 2014

The first Bahamian graduates of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Aerodrome Inspectors Training Programme represent an important step in the development of civil aviation in The Bahamas, according to Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin. “This is an historic new paradigm for the Department of Civil Aviation,” she told the graduates last week. […]

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Female Parliamentarians Rally Support For Bills

18 August 2014

After nearly a week of arguments and uproar both inside and outside the House of Assembly over the proposed amendments to the Constitution to achieve gender equality, the Commonwealth Of Women Of Parliamentarians (CWP) found it necessary to launch a ground campaign in an effort to combat the growing misconceptions on the proposed amendments. Chairman […]

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COB Opens With No President

18 August 2014

The fall 2014 semester at the College of The Bahamas (COB) is set to begin today, but on Sunday students, teachers and faculty members expressed grave concerns that the institution is beginning yet another semester with no president at the helm. In a press release issued yesterday by representatives of the Union of Tertiary Educators […]

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Church Leaders Demand Bill Change

18 August 2014

Prime Minister Perry Christie met with members of the Church as well as members of the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) over the weekend to come to a consensus on the four controversial constitutional amendment bills set to tackle gender equality in The Bahamas, the Journal can reveal. According to Journal sources, the meeting took […]

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Bill Denies Same Sex Marriage

18 August 2014

The government has made it clear – the proposed amendments to the constitution to promote gender equality between men and women will not open the door for same sex marriages, yet concerns continue to flare with those who remain unconvinced with the government’s assurance, therefore prompting the attorney general and others with a bird’s eye […]

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Bahamians In Missouri Warned to Avoid Ongoing Unrest

18 August 2014

Bahamas Consul General Randy Rolle is urging Bahamians residing in and visiting Missouri to heed cautions and avoid the city of Ferguson during on-going unrest, in the wake of a shooting death of an American teen. Consul General Rolle confirmed that his staff has been put on alert to prioritise calls from Ferguson, Missouri following […]

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American Poachers Arrested

18 August 2014

Two boats returning from The Bahamas and entering Martin County, West Palm Beach have been confiscated by Florida police after 120 illegal lobster tails and 14 queen conch were found on board, according to international reports. According to WPTV, while on a routine boat patrol Thursday night, Marine Unit Deputy Michael Joseph stopped two boats […]

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REVOICE Snags 27,000 Subscribers

18 August 2014

REVOICE telephone services offered by Cable Bahamas have performed “extremely well,” according to the company’s head of marketing David Burrows who told Journal Business recently that so far the phone service has already has 27,000 customers with the numbers increasing daily. “Those 27,000 subscribers represent nearly 27 per cent of the market which if we […]

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Gov’t To Build $10M Motorsports Complex

18 August 2014

Three years after the first revival of Bahamas Speed Week re-awakened the nation’s appetite for vintage auto racing, the government announced plans to build a major motorsports complex to be completed by 2016. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson used the first ever meeting of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) in […]

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BTC Going Green

18 August 2014

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is hoping to lower its carbon footprint and looking to resort to alternative sources of energy in the future, this according to BTC’s Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams who announced recently that the company is going green. “BTC at present as part of its cost out and for the environment, […]

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