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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 […]

PM Defies Opposition

31 July 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is confident that the drama surrounding the deal to rent the Town Centre Mall to house the General Post Office will not affect his party being reelected.  When pressed on the issue yesterday the prime minister assertively said “no”. “The people realize that everything was done in a transparent manner […]

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School Repairs Cost $9 Million

31 July 2019

Cabinet ministers yesterday toured four of nine schools that are undergoing extensive renovations, which according to Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd, come at a cost of approximately $9 million. The money for the work, he added, is available. “The resources are now being distributed as necessary and what we mean by resources is money of […]

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Man Found Dead with Head Injury

30 July 2019

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found dead on Sunday.  According to police, shortly before 5 p.m., they responded to Sea Breeze Drive, off Beatrice Avenue, Sea Breeze Estate, where a man was found unresponsive, with an injury to the head.  Paramedics were called to the scene and […]

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Woman Stabbed in Parking Lot

30 July 2019

Police are investigating a stabbing incident which left a woman with injuries. According to police, shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, a woman was in the parking lot of a bar on Rosedale Street, when she got into an altercation with another woman, which escalated, resulting in her being stabbed about the body.  The injured […]

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Man Struck by Lightning Dies

30 July 2019

Police in Andros are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was struck by lightning on Monday. According to police, shortly after 12 p.m., a man and woman went on a fishing trip a few miles off Red Bays, Andros, when they were caught in an electrical storm.  Police said the man […]

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30,000 Support Stop Disney Campaign

30 July 2019

The ‘STOP DISNEY – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point’ campaign on Monday received more than 30,000 signatures in support of their petition against Disney Cruise Line to select an alternative site to construct their multimillion-dollar project at Lighthouse Point.  The campaign garnered attention to the more than 20,000 people who had signed the petition within just […]

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Man Arrested Over Altercation at Fusion Superplex

30 July 2019

Police arrested a 50-year-old man on Saturday in connection with an altercation at Fusion Superplex which left an employee with injuries. The man also suffered from serious injuries to the body and was taken to hospital to be treated. According to police, on Friday a female employee of Fusion Superplex was in the employee parking […]

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NPO Bill Passed in Senate

30 July 2019

The contentious Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) Amendment Bill was a part of the compendium of bills passed in the Senate on Monday. The bills are aimed at helping The Bahamas meet the requirements to exit the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force. Leading off the government’s contribution, Attorney General Senator Carl Bethel said the […]

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Plans to Conserve Sharks while Protecting Human Life

30 July 2019

An International Shark Symposium in its second day of a two-day Sharks and CITES Symposium: Prep for the COP (Conference of the Parties) focusing on the preservation of marine resources, more specifically sharks and rays.  More feared than revered, sharks have long gotten a bad reputation as the apex predator of the sea.  But researchers […]

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Mitchell Questions Fox Hill’s Light Bill

30 July 2019

Senator Fred Mitchell claimed on Monday that the Fox Hill Committee was sent a $46,000 outstanding bill by Bahamas Power and Light.  Mitchell raised the issue in the Senate, where he explained that BPL negotiated with the committee to pay only $26,000 but this still left him irate about the situation. “It has always been […]

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