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Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration advice on travel where zika virus is reported
August 08, 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration advice on travel where zika virus is reported
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration wishes to advise Bahamians traveling to Brazil and to the United States in Florida, in the city of Miami in particular, of reports of the Zika virus in those places.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration on the referendum results in the U.K.
June 27, 2016
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration on the referendum results in the U.K.
The voters in the United Kingdom (UK) chose last evening to exit the European Union (EU) following a referendum.
Minister Mitchell addresses Foreign Affairs & Immigration matters discussed in public domain
March 01, 2016
Minister Mitchell addresses Foreign Affairs & Immigration matters discussed in 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.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERN OVER IMMIGRATION POLICIES
February 25, 2016
INTERNATIONAL CONCERN OVER IMMIGRATION POLICIES
HUMAN Rights group Amnesty International raised concerns about "excessive force" and "killings" at the hands of police officers as it also highlighted problems in this country's criminal justice and immigration systems in its 2015 report on The Bahamas, which was released yesterday.
Draft statement on the release of two Cubans from the Minister for Immigration Fred Mitchell
February 19, 2016
Draft statement on the release of two Cubans from the Minister for Immigration Fred Mitchell
I have noted the decision of the courts with regard to the two Cuban Nationals: Carlos Pupa and Lazaro Seara. Please take note of the following:
February 18, 2016
Immigration Minister responds to The Nassau Guardian on lawsuit filed
The following quote is a response by Bahamas Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell to a query from The Nassau Guardian about litigation allegedly initiated by Fred Smith QC on behalf of a disgruntled migrant to The Bahamas:
February 18, 2016
Kidnappers were after immigration officer for money, court hears
Senior Immigration Officer Shane Gardiner was shot in the head by kidnappers, who wanted to rob him of money they heard he had won gambling, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
Bahamas to amend economic immigration policy
February 17, 2016
Bahamas to amend economic immigration policy
Economic residence continues to grow in popularity as a means to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) despite scandalous object lessons in how linking residency and citizenship to financial investment can go wrong, and now The Bahamas is weeks away from floating amendments to its immigration laws that would expand on the present economic permanent residency (EPR) program.
Statement from the Department of Immigration
February 04, 2016
Statement from the Department of Immigration
The Tribune published a letter to the editor on the 3rd February signed under a cognomen which mischaracterized the actions of the Department in relation to the case of Bruno Rufa.
January 20, 2016
Rufa granted leave for judicial review of immigration move
CANADIAN Bruno Rufa has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to bring judicial review proceedings against Director of Immigration William Pratt for the decision taken to arbitrarily cancel and revoke his permission to remain in The Bahamas for 150 days.
January 15, 2016
Statement by the Department of Immigration on various matters
The Department of Immigration advises the general public of the status of a number of immigration matters under active review.
January 15, 2016
Immigration Dept investigating three matters of national import
THE Department of Immigration is investigating three "matters of national import" after receiving complaints and reports of irregularities in recent weeks.
December 15, 2015
House of Communication by Immigration Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell responding to the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association and one Tom Paine- House of Assembly
I wish to update the House on matters arising concerning immigration since we last met and are of national interest.
House communication by the Hon. Fred Mitchell on matters raised in the press on immigration
December 09, 2015
House communication by the Hon. Fred Mitchell on matters raised in the press on immigration
I wish to respond on the following subjects that have been raised in connection with immigration operations in The Bahamas over the past weeks which have become matters of public discussion, largely driven in this minister?s view by a clever campaign of deception, exaggeration and misinformation driven mainly from the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association and its spokesman in the press.
An open mind on immigration matters
December 04, 2015
An open mind on immigration matters
While the world is witnessing a terrible humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Bahamians mutter on about our immigration woes with our neighbor to the south, Haiti.
Lawyers battle over immigration policy
June 25, 2015
Lawyers battle over immigration policy
Attorney and Marco City MP Greg Moss yesterday stated that the ongoing debate over the country's immigration policy for foreign lawyers presents a "false paradigm" between perceived protectionism and liberalization that he said unfairly paints those in favor of current policies as "parochial and xenophobic."
June 11, 2015
Statement from the Department of Immigration on Criminal charges filed in connection with illegal landings in Eleuthera
Further to the illegal immigrant landings near James Cistern, Eleuthera on Wednesday, 3rd June 2015, the general public is advised that charges were brought against certain individuals on Monday and Tuesday of this week in connection with those illegal landings...
Gomez defends government's immigration policy in DC
March 20, 2015
Gomez defends government's immigration policy in DC
Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez yesterday condemned the "outlandish and bizarre" allegations the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) made about the government's new immigration policy.
March 12, 2015
Maynard calls for wide open immigration policy, some limitations
A leading attorney and arbitrator has advocated an "open wide" immigration policy for most areas of commercial arbitration barring local construction disputes as the local branch of the Chartered Institute of Chartered Accountants (CIArb) and Ministry of Legal Affairs craft the legislative framework for a regional arbitration center in The Bahamas.
March 01, 2015
Immigration amendments provide for policy some say 'late'
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell has tabled a bill in Parliament that will amend the Immigration Act to "provide for the publication of a policy on the exercise of ministerial discretion", that will create an Immigration Reserve Corps and that will "establish" a detention center, among other matters.
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