NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Immigration officials hauled dozens of illegal Haitian migrants before the courts on Friday, charging them with illegal landing. The group of 55 Haitian nationals were apprehended by immigration officials between January 3 and January 7. Immigration officials initially nabbed 29 undocumented Haitians on a sloop near Man-O-War Cay on January 3. Additional […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The influx of illegal Haitian migrants to The Bahamas is a decades-old issue that all governments have struggled to effectively address and contain. And as the issue remains rife for many, Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said uncontrolled immigration is posing a threat to the national security of The Bahamas. “The unfettered […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – As illegal migration has been an ongoing issue for decades, the government has recently issued a request for proposal to secure drones to assist immigration officials in their apprehension efforts, Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette revealed Tuesday. “The government, as you have seen in the newspapers, have a request for proposal out […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Immigration officers continued their search over the weekend for any additional undocumented Haitians who may have been onboard a wooden sloop which landed in Abaco last Thursday. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) confirmed Friday that an overnight search of outlying areas uncovered an additional 25 undocumented Haitian nationals. Immigration officials initially […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Just three days into the new year, immigration officials apprehended 54 Haitian nationals in the Abacos on Thursday afternoon. The apprehension was the result of a joint operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Immigration Department. A statement released last night by the RBDF outlined […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Attorney General Carl Bethel confirmed yesterday that seven Dominican fishermen who were apprehended earlier this week were released because there was no apparent crime to charge them with. According to reports issued by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, officers apprehended a group of Dominican fishermen for allegedly operating in Bahamian waters on […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An Abaco shantytown assessment report, which surveyed 777 households, indicated that 3,041 people reside in six shantytowns on Abaco, inclusive of Sand Banks, Farm Road, L & H (treasure cay), the Mudd, Pigeon Pea and Elbow Cay. The report, released Wednesday, revealed that 80 per cent of persons are documented while 41 per […]
20% undocumented NASSAU, BAHAMAS – An estimated 80 per cent of the more than 3,500 shantytown residents spread across Abaco have legal status to be in The Bahamas, while 20 per cent or 707 people are undocumented, according to preliminary data provided by the Shantytown Action Task Force (SATF). Three-thousand, five hundred and thirty-nine […]
Abaco’s Shanty Town Action Task Force Survey report is ready for Cabinet approval, Labour Minister and Task Force head Dion Foulkes revealed Tuesday. A survey was launched earlier this year, and it was reported that surveys of two of the three shanty towns, the Mudd and Pigeon Peas in Abaco were recently completed. It was […]
Attorney General Carl Bethel said he is expected to meet today with the attorneys involved in the shanty town eviction case but the government, he said, is seeking to have an amendment to an injunction to prevent any unlicensed building or additions to any structures in any of the shanty town Earlier this year, the […]
Lawyers representing Jean Rony Jean-Charles placed an ad in a local daily on Thursday, as is required during the naturalization process. Anyone who knows any reason why his registration and naturalization should not be granted, is asked to send a written and signed statement of the facts within 28 days from October 30th, the ad […]
The Government has put its agencies on high alert in the event that there is an influx of Haitians attempting to enter the country following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday. “There will be an increase in the normal border control, including the Defence Force’s Air wing, Immigration, the Police and so […]
While government seeks to remedy the national crisis of a skills gap, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis asserted Monday that it will also heighten its efforts to crack down on employers who illegally employ foreign workers to meet employment demand. Dr. Minnis’ assertions came at the opening of a National Skills Symposium launched at the National […]
Immigration Minister Brent Symonette said he is concerned about the high number of Bahamians rquesting work permits for foreign labour – jobs he said – Bahamains can do and are qualified for.
