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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 […]

South Carolina Couple Given Memorable Experience

05 September 2013

It was a homecoming of sorts for a South Carolina couple Wednesday as the Ministry of Tourism’s “People To People” Programme, in conjunction with the Cancer Society of The Bahamas, surprised them with a special day to mark the couple’s 34th wedding anniversary. Dave and Cindy Bozenski first visited The Bahamas in 1976. Since then […]

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Queen’s College Breaks Ground For New Classroom Block

05 September 2013

Queen’s College is expanding. Last month, the school broke ground on a new two-story classroom block for its high school. The new building is the first in a series of additions that the school will undertake in the coming years. “Over the last three years, Queen’s College purchased all of the available land bordering its […]

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New Gas Station To Open By Year’s End

05 September 2013

RUBIS Bahamas officials are eying a year-end opening for its Robinson Road location, which has been plagued with a gas leak that saw the contamination of residents’ underground water and the closure of Cable Bahamas’ New Providence payment centre. The gas leak was discovered earlier this year and so far the company has spent millions […]

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Man Busted While Attempting To Register To Vote

05 September 2013

A man eager to get on the 2017 election register was arrested yesterday after a police officer spotted him waiting in line to register and realised he was known to police. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean confirmed that the man was arrested at the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road on Wednesday. According to Acting Parliamentary […]

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Junkanoo Group Distances Itself From Crime

05 September 2013

Public Relations Officer for the Music Makers Junkanoo group Alphonso “Chicken” Albury said the mere fact that the group’s home base is located in a crime hotspot does not mean the group is breeding gang bangers or is in any way connected to them. The murder of 17-year-old Aaron Turnquest took place through Fowler Street, […]

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Island Luck Donates 20 Full Scholarships

05 September 2013

Twenty deserving students received full scholarships from the Island Luck Web Café to attend Success Training College. The students – 18 females and two males – collectively received $250,000 worth of scholarships during an awards ceremony on Wednesday. President of Success Carlton Neymour said the donation will go a long way in helping the students […]

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Get Rid Of Shanty Towns, McCartney

05 September 2013

Former State Minister for Immigration, Branville McCartney says the government can do a lot more in its fight to rid the country of shanty towns. On Tuesday, Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett said the government would now summons landlords who allow squatters to live on their land to appear before court. However, during a news conference […]

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Drug Unit Gets Four SUVs From U.S.

05 September 2013

U.S. Embassy officials donated four new, custom-made sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) yesterday. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman, accompanied by senior U.S. Embassy officials, made a special visit to the police headquarters to participate in the formal handover ceremony. The vehicles are valued at over […]

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DNA Elects New Interim Chairman

05 September 2013

A six week search has ended with the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) securing a new lead spokesman. Local businessman Andrew Wilson was on Tuesday elected the party’s new interim chairman, beating out several other contenders. He replaces Mark Humes who resigned from the party back in July. “We had a number of people – four […]

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BUT Boss Locked Out Of School

05 September 2013

Tempers flared at the Anatol Rodgers High School yesterday after police officers and security guards blocked Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson from having a meeting with teachers at the school. The teachers are reportedly fed with up with the school’s principal and want her removed. Mrs. Wilson said she had scheduled a […]

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