Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 1 (2011)

Total detention capacity of dedicated facility: 100 (2011)

No. of prisons used for immigration detention: 1 (2011)

Reported population: 72 (18 August 2011)

Maximum length of detention: no limit

Asylum seekers: 9 (January 2011)

Last updated: August 2011

Bahamas Country Links

Government Agencies

Regional and International Organisations

NGOs and Research Institutions

Media

 

 

Government Agencies

 

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Government Portal

http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/

 

Department of Immigration

http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vContentW/6B5809A102A2AD6B8525745000677F24

 

 

Regional and International Organizations

 

International Labour Organisation—Bahamas—List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions

http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/299/country-ilo

 

International Organization for Migration—Bahamas Country Information

http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/bahamas

 

UNHCR—Bahamas Country Information

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e491186

 

 

NGOs and Research Institutions

 

Bahamas Human Rights Network

http://www.blue9ine.com/clients/bahamashumanrights/

 

College of the Bahamas

http://www.cob.edu.bs/

 

 

Media

 

The Bahama Journal

http://www.jonesbahamas.com/

 

The Freeport News

http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/

 

The Nassau Guardian

http://www.thenassauguardian.com/