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Bahamas Crisis Centre
Bahamas Crisis Centre
East Street & Sands Lane
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas
Mitchell dismisses FNM MP's call for apology
Mitchell dismisses FNM MP's call for apology
Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday dismissed a call for him to apologize for accusations he leveled at the Free National Movement (FNM) in relation to Cuban abuse claims...
Brutality has no place in The Bahamas
Brutality has no place in The Bahamas
In August, The Nassau Guardian revealed that Cuban detainees were severely beaten at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre in May. Most alarmingly this was merely one incident in a growing list of physical abuse charges by detainees against officers of our police and defence forces. We should all unite in the position that brutality in custody has no place in The Bahamas...
Fred Mitchell, Frankenstein and the Cuban detainees
Fred Mitchell, Frankenstein and the Cuban detainees
There are several striking similarities between Mary Shelley's main character in her classic novel horror "Frankenstein", Victor (Frankenstein), and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell...
FNM stands by abuse claims
FNM stands by abuse claims
The Free National Movement (FNM) over the weekend stood by its allegations that Cuban detainees were abused in The Bahamas in May and again called on the government to immediately publicize the findings of its investigation into the incident.
The FNM's latest statement came in response to Prime Minister Perry Christie, who blasted Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis for making "irresponsible and r...
Sands: Were any deportees witnesses
Sands: Were any deportees witnesses
FNM Deputy Chairman Dr Duane Sands has questioned whether any of the recent Cuban nationals who have been repatriated to their home country were either witnesses to, or victims themselves of the reported physical abuse at the Detention Centre that took place on May 20...
FNM says minister should sacked
FNM says minister should sacked
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell last night shot down calls for his termination from the Cabinet of the Bahamas, denying any alleged cover-up of physical abuse to Cuban detainees at the Detention Centre earlier this year...
FNM: Cubans were abused
FNM: Cubans were abused
At least five Cuban detainees who were held at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre were "physically abused", Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis claimed yesterday.
However, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell blasted Minnis and the FNM for "siding with the enemies of The Bahamas against Bahamians"...
Colina Celebrates International Women’s Day
Colina Celebrates International Women’s Day
Insurer Donates to Women Empowerment Organizations
Colina Insurance Limited celebrated International Women’s Day by donating ten thousand dollars to The Bahamas Crisis Centre and Providing Access to Continued Education (PACE).
The donations are in alignment with Colina’s commitment to community building through partnerships with organizations that empower and support others.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Bahamas Crisis Centre telephone lines are down
24-Hour Hotline: 242-328 -0922 and Main line: 242-322- 4999 are currently out of service. Calls can be made to 242- 359-0223 until further notice. Sorry for any unconvinced caused...