THE PROCESSING AND REPATRIATION OF ECONOMIC MIGRANTS & IRREGULAR ENTRANTS INTO THE BAHAMAS BY THE HONOURABLE KEITH BELL, M.P. MINISTER OF LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION 12th APRIL 2023 COMMUNICATION Madam Speaker, I wish to begin by thanking the Almighty God for allowing me the opportunity to stand in this Honourable place once again to provide […]
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
The Privy Council ruled yesterday that the government should move expeditiously when deciding whether to deport people accused of violating the Immigration Act – within one to two days – otherwise the lawful basis for the continued detention of the detainee falls away. The finding was contained in the court’s ruling on Douglas Ngumi, a
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday praised Attorney General Ryan Pinder for “beating back some misguided litigation to extract excessive costs from the Bahamian taxpayers”. Mitchell was referring to a ruling by the Privy Council regarding the unlawful detention of Douglas Ngumi, a Kenyan man who was unlawfully detained for more than six