Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell said yesterday he is confident that a recent ruling from the Privy Council on the unlawful detention of a Kenyan man and the changes that may be enacted because of it, will put the country in a stronger position to expeditiously deport people. “Whist the case highlighted the
Attorney General Ryan Pinder said on Thursday the government introduced “reform mechanisms” at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre to ensure that the law is followed and deal with undue delay in the deportation of detainees. The attorney general was responding to a recent Privy Council ruling that said the government should move expeditiously when deciding
After uncovering several instances of Bahamian doctors and lawyers making false declarations in support of work permit applications for other individuals, Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell warned Bahamian professionals that the Department of Immigration will prosecute them for providing false information. “In my previous communication, I advised the public that all applications coming
Two Haitian barbers who were slapped by immigration officers conducting checks on their barbershop on Saturday morning said the attack was not provoked and are grateful the assault was captured on camera. Gary Philius, 33 and Wilfort Senatus, 38, both work permit holders, said they are now traumatized by what took place. “In the night,
The Bahamas recorded the largest number of repatriations of illegal migrants “in a very, very long time” in 2022, according to Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell, though he did not provide figures. “We [had] a significant number of persons [who were] repatriated last year,” Bell said. “I am about to get the accurate