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Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration on U.S. Wet Foot/Dry Foot Policy Coming to an End
January 13, 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration on U.S. Wet Foot/Dry Foot Policy Coming to an End
The United States government through its Charge in The Bahamas Lisa Johnson communicated to the Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell this afternoon that with immediate effect, the so called ?wet foot / dry foot" immigration policy of the United States with regard to Cuban nationals landing in the United States will come to an end...
December 06, 2016
New Immigration Officers Urged Not to Be 'Swayed' by Inducements
Forty new immigration officers have been urged to maintain their integrity in carrying out their duties.
New officers graduate to join immigration force
December 02, 2016
New officers graduate to join immigration force
IMMIGRATION officials in the capital commissioned a new cohort of officers on Thursday during a ceremony at the Police Training College on Thompson Boulevard, where Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell implored the department's newest class to do their best to protect the country's sovereignty.
November 09, 2016
Immigration investigation into denial of entry for 23 Brazilians
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell has confirmed that his ministry is investigating reports that 23 Brazilians were denied entry into the Bahamas "without any justification" earlier this month.
March 24, 2015
Bahamian Workers must be competitive, Immigration Minister, says
The Bahamian workforce must be competitive if industry is to survive says the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell...
Myths of immigration
August 30, 2016
Myths of immigration
The Department of Statistics and Department of Immigration released an instructive report on Friday.
April 29, 2016
Jamaican woman claims mistreatment by immigration staff
A JAMAICAN woman has alleged that she and her six-year-old daughter spent two nights at a safe house for illegal immigrants in sub-par conditions after being detained at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Sunday.
April 14, 2016
The Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union Strike Poll
In the matter of the Bahamas Customs Immigration & Allied Workers Union (a Trade Union) over the decision to unilaterally vary the wages of the bargaining unit members 18 January 2010.
Escape From The Immigration Detention Centre
April 11, 2016
Escape From The Immigration Detention Centre
The Department of Immigration wishes to inform the general public that five (5) Cuban nationals escaped from The Bahamas Immigration Detention Centre, Carmichael Road.
Immigration chief says investigator had no permit
March 29, 2016
Immigration chief says investigator had no permit
THE American investigator hired by environmental group Save The Bays to investigate Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the two "hit men" he allegedly contracted, never had a work permit to conduct his investigations, Director of Immigration William Pratt said on Thursday.
March 24, 2016
Save The Bays investigator did not have work permit says Immigration chief
THE American investigator hired by environmental group Save The Bays to investigate Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the two "hit men" he allegedly contracted, did not have a work permit to conduct his investigations, Director of Immigration William Pratt said on Thursday.
March 06, 2016
Magistrate finds sex was consensual in immigration officer's case
Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt determined that the sex between an immigration officer and a Jamaican woman released into his custody was consensual, The Nassau Guardian can reveal.
March 03, 2016
Immigration officer will not face trial over rape claim
A SENIOR immigration officer will not stand trial in the Supreme Court on a rape allegation after a magistrate determined that his alleged victim's testimony was not credible.
Minister Mitchell addresses Foreign Affairs Immigration matters discussed in the public domain
March 02, 2016
Minister Mitchell addresses Foreign Affairs Immigration matters discussed in the public domain
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration the Hon. Frederick Mitchell held a press conference on Monday, February 29, at the Department of Immigration to state the Government?s position and address material inaccuracies within several Foreign Affairs and Immigration matters that are topics of discussion in the public domain.
March 01, 2016
Trump reacts to report about off-the-record immigration comments
Donald Trump on Monday night did not deny a report that said the presidential frontrunner had a different tone on immigration in an off-the-record meeting with the New York Times' editorial board.
February 24, 2016
Witness: Immigration officer's death was 'horrifying incident'
A man who admitted agreeing to a plan to rob an immigration officer, who was later murdered, described his death as a 'horrifying incident', during his testimony in the Supreme Court yesterday.
February 24, 2016
Immigration officer shot dead after he denied having money, court hears
Senior Immigration Officer Shane Gardiner was shot multiple times after denying that he had any money, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
February 18, 2016
Trial over murders of immigration officer and girlfriend begins
THE disappearance and murders of a Department of Immigration officer and his girlfriend in Andros allegedly stemmed from a plot to take $8,000 the officer had recently obtained, a jury heard yesterday.
January 27, 2016
Statement by Immigration Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell in response to Dionisio D'Aguilar's appearance on the Jeffrey Lloyd's radio show
I am advised that certain allegations about me personally and my performance as a Minister were made by the owner of Superwash and a former Board member of the failed Baha Mar project Dionisio D'Aguilar.
Mitchell questions courts on immigration sentencing
December 02, 2015
Mitchell questions courts on immigration sentencing
DESPITE the government's policy change to ensure harsher penalties for breaches of the Immigration Act, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said there are concerns that the changes have not been reflected in sentencing by the courts...
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