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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 […]

Fox Hill Shooting Victims to be Memorialised

08 August 2014

Eight months after terror and carnage erupted in the Fox Hill community due to gun violence which left four dead and seven others wounded, the tight knit community’s remaining residents are once again making steps to ensure that their loved ones’ death were not in vain. Wednesday night, joined by area pastors, family and friends, […]

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Former Registrar Condemns Smith

08 August 2014

A founding father of the College of The Bahamas (COB) yesterday gave a dismal prediction of the tertiary institution’s future if Dr. Rodney Smith is reappointed its president. Former COB Registrar Roger Brown said COB would be become the laughing stock of the academia community, a move he believes would also besmirch the country’s reputation, […]

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Chikungunya Patients Advised to Avoid Aspirin

08 August 2014

Bahamians who fear they have been infected with the Chikungunya virus are being advised to not take aspirin in a bid to cure themselves as the popular drug will only make matters worse. According to the Ministry of Health’s International Regulation Focal Point Officer Janelle Pickering who was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club […]

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Science and Tech Students Get Celebrity’s Advice

08 August 2014

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is being positioned to lead the region in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers within the next few years, now that American-based Rocket Fuel “Gives Back” and Millennium Engineering and Integration have joined local pioneers in producing a successful summer camp. The camp was organised by STEMBoard Founder Aisha […]

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1.8 Million Tourists Visit Bahamas In First Quarter

08 August 2014

Over the first quarter for 2014, 1.8 million people visited The Bahamas, according to the Central Bank’s latest Quarterly Economic Review. The report explained that there were “modest gains” in the country’s tourism output. “The total number of arrivals firmed marginally by 0.8 per cent to 1.8 million over the first quarter of 2014, a […]

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PM Denies Instructing Wells

07 August 2014

Prime Minister Perry Christie on Wednesday vehemently denied media claims that he instructed Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells to sign a letter of intent (LOI) to build a $650 million waste-to-energy plant at the New Providence landfill and revealed that he is seeking legal action against a local daily in the face of […]

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Nat’l Exam Results Show Slight Improvement

07 August 2014

While education officials have refused to give the overall national average for national examinations over the last two years, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald said that “nothing much has changed.” The last time a national letter grade was released that average grade stood at a “D.” “I don’t think it’s changed much,” Minister Fitzgerald said […]

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Murder Accused Maintains Innocence

07 August 2014

A 30-year-old male resident of South Beach maintained his innocence during his murder arraignment yesterday at the Magistrate’s Court Complex on South and Nassau Streets. Terez Bethel is accused of the May 23, 2014 murder of Andrew Woods. Woods was gunned down in front of a convenience store on Lightbourne Avenue of Farrington Road. Although […]

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Gender Equality Debate Gets Underway

07 August 2014

The much anticipated debate on amendments to the Constitution that seek to institute full equality between men and women in matters of citizenship and also eliminate discrimination based on sex got underway in the House of Assembly Wednesday with bi-partisan support to the amendment bills. Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin moved the debate and […]

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FNM: Wells Created A $40M Nightmare

07 August 2014

Parliamentary Secretary Reward Wells has created a “financial nightmare” for hard working Bahamian taxpayers and the government; this according to Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis who charged that the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed to Stellar and Waste Energy binds the government to financial penalties that would exceed $40 million. Dr. Minnis issued a purported […]

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