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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 […]

Man Arraigned for Murder

21 May 2014

A 23-year-old man was arraigned in the magistrate’s court on Monday afternoon for the execution style murder of a Masons Addition man earlier this month. Kirkwood Rolle of #6 Smith Hotel is believed to have killed Clarence Coakley Jr. According to police reports, the 19-year-old was gunned down on April 7 just before 10:00 p.m. […]

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Johnson Says Relays Will Be Safe

21 May 2014

As the country reaches the final stretch to the start of this weekend’s International Amateur Athletic Federation’s (IAAF) World Relays, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson yesterday assured that those attending and participating in the event will not have to worry about their safety. Dr. Johnson said that strict security measures were […]

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HMBS Arthur Dion Hanna Sails In

21 May 2014

Protecting the country’s borders, warding off illegal immigration and fighting drug, gun and human trafficking will soon be made easier for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) after the first boat in a fleet of nine arrived in the capital Monday. The HMBS Arthur Dion Hanna sailed into The Bahamas ahead of schedule after making […]

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Cell Phone Tapping Claims Denied

21 May 2014

The phone calls of people in The Bahamas may have been secretly recorded as a part of a top secret United States surveillance programme, an online article alleges. The article titled, “Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA is recording every call in The Bahamas,” appears on the online site, The Intercept. In the article, […]

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Bostwick Out On $9,000 Bail

21 May 2014

Free National Movement (FNM) Senator John Bostwick was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt on Monday on a ammunition possession charge after he was arrested in the Grand Bahama International (GBIA) airport this past weekend. The George Street resident was taken into custody on Saturday evening after authorities reportedly found 10 live rounds of .22 […]

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Three Weekend Murders

19 May 2014

Police are yet again seeking the public’s assistance in their investigations after a bloody weekend left three people – two men and one woman – dead in separate attacks. In what appears to be the most gruesome of the three, the Bahama Journal received reports of a woman whose throat was slit and her body […]

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Sears Condemns Munroe In Web Shop Debate

19 May 2014

A former Cabinet minister and the attorney for several web shop operators is going head to head with a leading clergyman who recently condemned the government’s decision to regularise the local web shop industry. President of Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) Dr. Myles Munroe is convinced that moving ahead with such a plan will lead […]

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Royal Stamps Issued

19 May 2014

The Bahamas Postal Service has released a set of stamps celebrating the christening of Prince George. Born July 22, 2013 and christened October 23, of that same year, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge is the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Prince George is also third in […]

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Four in Hospital Following Shooting, Stabbing Incidents

19 May 2014

A part from opening three mew murder investigations from the weekend, police are also probing a number shooting and stabbing incidents that have occurred. According to reports, just after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday a 21-year-old Nassau Village man was shot while in the Florida Court Area. Police arrived at the scene and met the man […]

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FNM Senator Arrested

19 May 2014

Free National Movement (FNM) Senator John Bostwick was arrested in Freeport on Saturday after he attempted to board a domestic flight with 10 rounds of ammunition in his possession. According to police, the senator was arrested following a routine search of his bag while at the Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) when authorities spotted the […]

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