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March 15, 2024
Undocumented Haitian and Brazilian nationals apprehended in Grand Bahama

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Law enforcement officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Bahamas Department of Immigration in Grand Bahama apprehended six (6) illegal immigrants on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Initial reports indicate that around 10:45 p.m., police and immigration officers, acting on information, arrived near Old Bahama Bay, where they conducted a search of nearby bushes [...]

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September 20, 2022
The Brazilian Ambassador pays a courtesy call on the Minister of Health & Wellness

Today the Dr. Jarbas Barbosa the Candidate from Brazil seeking the post of Director of the PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO) paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Health & Wellness theHonourable Dr. Michael R.

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April 12, 2017
Statement from The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources-Lifting the Ban on Brazilian Beef

The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, in consultation with the Chief Veterinary Officers of CARICOM, is satisfied that importation of beef and beef by-products from Brazil may resume with immediate effect...

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January 18, 2013
Brazilian Smuggling Ring Uses Bahamas As Route To US

Brazilian migrants paid $16,000 a person to be smuggled 10,000 miles around the world to the United States via Nassau and Freeport.

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September 18, 2012
Panama Airline 'Used In Bid To Reach US'

Thirteen Brazilians are expected to be charged today in connection with an alleged smuggling ring from Panama

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September 19, 2023
Officers Attend National Day Of Brazil Celebration

Coral Harbour Base, 18 September. ‘23 (RBDF): The Royal Bahamas Defence Force was honoured to attend a Day of Celebration at the Mall at Marathon on the occasion of Brazil's 201st Day of Independence (7th September, 2023). The occasion also marked a celebration of friendship and unity.

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July 14, 2023
17 FOREIGN NATIONALS RECEIVED FROM USCG

On Wednesday, July 12, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) turned over a group of migrants toImmigration officials at Prince George Wharf, New Providence. The group consisted of two (2)Brazilian females, one (1) Brazilian male, four (4) Ecuadorean females, eight (8) Ecuadorean males, one (1) Jamaican male, and one (1) Mexican male.

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June 14, 2023
26 FOREIGN NATIONALS CONVICTED IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT

On Tuesday, 13th June 2023 in Magistrate’s Court #10 twenty-six (26) foreign nationals were arraigned before Magistrate Kendra Kelly, for various immigration offences.

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January 18, 2023
2022 saw huge jump in number of Cubans and Haitians intercepted and deported, says Bell

The Bahamas has recorded a 343 percent increase in the number of Cubans who were intercepted and deported last year when compared to 2021 and a 51 percent jump in the number of Haitians deported during the same period, according to statistics provided by Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell.

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July 28, 2021
19 migrants plead guilty

NINETEEN migrants found onboard a vessel at sea were charged with illegal embarkation in the Freeport Magistrate's Court this week.

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