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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 […]

‘Hurricane Repair Cost Billions’- UN Secretary General Warns of Climate Crisis

16 September 2019

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned The Bahamas about the effects of the global climate crisis and the billions of dollars in repairs left by Hurricane Dorian. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister last Friday, Guterres added that “science is telling us that this is the start” and […]

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‘Bodies May Never Be Found’

16 September 2019

Although the official Hurricane Dorian death toll is 50 and former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the death toll is in the hundreds, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said some of the bodies may never be recovered. Sands told The Bahama Journal that the first 25 autopsies were performed in Abaco by the Princess […]

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‘Gov’t Not Credible With Hurricane Death Toll’

16 September 2019

The opposition wants to know how many people perished during Hurricane Dorian, according to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell.  Mr. Mitchell said yesterday that there are too many numbers being passed around in this regard.  “The government does not seem credible with its figures, but worse than that, they don’t seem to be […]

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309 Haitian-Bahamians Missing

16 September 2019

Rights Bahamas revealed last Friday that 309 Haitian-Bahamians were reported missing by families and loved ones after Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur compiled a three-page list for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with names and pictures of the missing persons. The majority of the persons are from Abaco.  Currently, […]

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‘Gov’t Was Prepared for Dorian’

16 September 2019

Director of the Pacific Disaster Center Dr. Erin Huey this past Friday insisted there was nothing more the Minnis administration could have done in preparing for a storm of Hurricane Dorian’s size and intensity. This was said considering the government taking a great deal of flack after the storm ripped through Abaco and Grand Bahama. […]

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‘Grand Cay’s Restoration Expected Within Days’

16 September 2019

Former Prime Minister and long-time North Abaco Member of Parliament Hubert Ingraham said he is uncertain on how long it would take to rebuild Abaco, but Grand Cay, just off North Abaco can be up and running in a matter of days. So far, the owners of Walker’s Cay – Carl and Gigi Allen have […]

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Small Hurricane Damage in Little Grand Cay

16 September 2019

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) yesterday reported that an early assessment of Little Grand Cay, Abaco indicated that the area made it through the monster Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in relatively good condition.  BPL further explained that Little Grand Cay suffered some damage, but not as much as other communities in Abaco. This assessment was […]

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PLP Wants Climate Change Refugees Discussion at UNGA

16 September 2019

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday said the issue of climate change isn’t esoteric anymore, its essential, as government officials head to New York for the United Nations Annual General Assembly (UNGA) next week. Mr. Mitchell insisted that the country must make the issue of climate change front and center at the UN […]

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Displaced Persons Registration Desk Relocated

16 September 2019

The Department of Rehabilitative Welfare Services announced this past weekend that the displaced persons registration desk at Odyssey Aviation is closed.  In a press release issued on Saturday, the department indicated that the registration desk was headed by “a collective group of private citizens, partners and NGO’s in collaboration with the Department of Social Services.” […]

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UN – Hurricane Dorian Category ‘Hell’

16 September 2019

Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane, but United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he believes it was a “hurricane category hell”. “But it was not powered by the devil.  It was powered by climate change,” Gutteres said on Saturday, during his tour and assessment of the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco, […]

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