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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 […]

Strachan’s Hill Subdivision Nearing Completion

14 August 2014

The majority of the homes in Strachan’s Hill Subdivision on Fire Trail Road are nearing completion and in the process of being assigned, according to Minister of Housing Kenred Dorsett. In his last update to the press in May, Minister Dorsett said that 23 contracts had been issued for the completion of homes in the […]

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Security Forces Decry Work Conditions

14 August 2014

“The countdown is on,” according to officials of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) who in Wednesday reissued their warning to the government that a nationwide strike is on the way, this time angry members of the armed forces are backing them up. TUC President Obie Ferguson joined members of the police and prison forces on […]

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Minnis, Christie Square Off On Referendum Process

14 August 2014

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on Wednesday said while his party fully supports major changes to the country’s constitution, especially as it relates to gender equality, he said the government is going about this process the wrong way and suggested that the entire plan be revised. While delivering his contribution to the […]

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Island Administrator Abducted And Robbed

14 August 2014

A team of officers from the Central Detective Unit (CDU) is on the ground on Mayaguana where investigations are underway into the alleged abduction and armed robbery of the island’s administrator, Officer-in-Charge of CDU Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday. Administrator Charles Moss was reportedly abducted from his home around 3:00 p.m., Sunday and taken a […]

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Fox Hill Day Shootout

14 August 2014

Three men were reportedly wounded during the mayhem that erupted Wednesday morning outside a nightclub in Fox Hill as celebrations marking the annual Fox Hill Day tradition came to an end. According to reports, the incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. as a crowd gathered outside the establishment a short distance away from where the celebrations […]

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Discord In PLP Over Bills

14 August 2014

What started as a non-contentious debate on proposed amendments to the 41-year-old Constitution took a sharp turn yesterday with government legislators going head to head on what has shaped up to be the very thorny issue laid out in the last of four Bills. In fact, one Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP is even prepared […]

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Customs Officers Fear Ebola Outbreak

14 August 2014

The Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Africa since February and as the number of cases continues to mount, the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union’s (BCIAWU) Executive Vice President Coderro Edgecombe called on the government to put measures in place to protect the officers who are at […]

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Bahamians Encouraged to Vote In Upcoming Referendum

14 August 2014

Members of the Coalition of Women’s Rights Advocates and Equality are condemning all forms of discrimination on the basis of sex and are advising Bahamians to not be distracted by the minor issues involving the upcoming constitutional referendum. In a press conference held outside the House of Assembly yesterday afternoon, members of the coalition gathered […]

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$25K Cocaine Find In Abaco

14 August 2014

Police in Abaco confiscated nearly three pounds of cocaine on the island on Tuesday, valued at more than $20,000. According to reports, while on routine patrol in Dundas Town, officers observed a group of men acting suspiciously. When the officer stopped, the men fled. Officers then searched the area and found a white plastic bag […]

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Special Needs School To Be Named Soon

13 August 2014

The special needs school acquired by the government last year remains unnamed but that is expected to change very soon, according to Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald. The government acquired the former Our Lady’s Catholic School on Deveaux Street and have renovated it to transform it into a school for children with special needs. “We […]

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