Despite the often vitriolic tone that accompanies the public discourse surrounding the presence of illegal migrants in The Bahamas, the immutable fact remains that we have a persistent and unsustainable problem with illegal migration in The Bahamas. We have recently outlined the circumstances beyond our control that fuel the influx of these and other migrants,
The Davis administration must act to address an illegal immigration crisis that is plaguing The Bahamas, Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright said yesterday. In a statement, Cartwright noted that the problem is not new but said that in the last few months, the country has heard from Bahamians and government MPs from
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
Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell gave notice that at the next sitting of the House of Assembly he will move for the appointment of a select committee to investigate matters that arose from the auditor general’s report into the Bahamas’ embassy in Brussels, Belgium. The committee will have the powers to send for
Parliamentarians yesterday unanimously passed a resolution to increase the minimum wage in the country from $210 per week to $260. Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell, who closed the debate, said this was the fulfillment of the Progressive Liberal Party’s promise to help Bahamians. “We also said that we would review minimum wage to