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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 […]

Newly Built Ocean Dream Beach Resort In Historic Cat Island, Bahamas

27 June 2014

Imagine a place so serene, so exotic and so inviting that its welcome mat stretches for more than 40 acres, offering breath taking panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and its morning greeting is a warm kiss of freshly baked pastries. You’re there. This blissful seclusion is the newly built Ocean Dream Beach Resort located […]

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Campbell Now heads Freeport City Council

27 June 2014

Chervita Khadine Campbell was voted in as the new Chief Councillor for the City of Freeport District Council on Monday and Nevar Lionel Smith, a 27-year-old radio personality from Mix 102.1 FM is the new deputy chief councillor. The nine-member Council was sworn into office, June 25, in the meeting room of the National Insurance […]

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Suspect Shot In Foiled Home Invasion

26 June 2014

Police officials reportedly shot an armed suspect yesterday but his accomplice was able to escape after officials foiled a mid afternoon home invasion in the Stapleton Gardens area. According to eye witnesses on the scene the man who was shot was outfitted with an ankle monitoring bracelet. It was just after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday when […]

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Power Shut Down At GB Schools

26 June 2014

Members of the Free National Movement (FNM) on Wednesday claimed that the lights were cut off to all public schools in Grand Bahama after the government allegedly did not pay the bills. According to a press statement issued by FNM Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama and Shadow Minister of Public Works Neko Grant […]

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24 New Bahamian Doctors Inducted

26 June 2014

The Bahamas Medical Association recently announced that they have added 24 new Bahamian doctors to its 301-member body this past weekend. Some 24 Bahamian students were inducted as new doctors during the University of the West Indies School of Clinical Medicine and Research Awards ceremony on Sunday. The graduates were reminded by post graduate-education coordinator, […]

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Human Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years

26 June 2014

Chevanese Sasha Gaye-Hall, the Jamaican national who is the first person to be tried and convicted for human trafficking in The Bahamas, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. During her sentencing before Senior Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs on Wednesday, Gaye-Hall was initially sentenced to 15 years at Her Majesty’s Prisons, but Justice […]

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FNM Leaders Call For Church’s Protection Against VAT

26 June 2014

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is calling on the Church to protect Bahamians against a tax policy that he is convinced with further burden them and remove the hope of a better life. Dr. Minnis was referring to the government’s proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) that will be introduced at a rate of 7.5 per […]

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Cabbage Beach Vendors Protest

26 June 2014

Business vendors operating on Cabbage Beach at Paradise Island took to Rawson Square with placards and posters Wednesday morning and claimed that Senior Vice President of Public Relations at Atlantis Ed Fields is “violating the rights of local business owners in The Bahamas.” According to Monique Taylor, president of the Cabbage Beach Business Owners Association, […]

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Union Legends To Be Honoured During Labour Week

13 June 2014

The 2014 Labour Week kicked off over the weekend and over the next few days officials of the National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB) have planned a number of activities to commemorate this year’s event As customary, the NCTUB will pay tribute to two trade union leaders. This year’s honorees are David […]

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Teen Stabbed To Death

13 June 2014

A 17-year-old boy, believed to be the son of well-known convicted drug traffickers became the country’s latest murder victim after he was brutally stabbed to death Sunday night. According to Journal sources the victim is Enrico Major, the son of Dwight and Keva Major. Police did not immediately confirm the victim’s identity last night but […]

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