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TARGET TIMING OF RAPE IN MARRIAGE: Churches agree step to protect separating couples is necessary
TARGET TIMING OF RAPE IN MARRIAGE: Churches agree step to protect separating couples is necessary
BAHAMAS Christian Council president Bishop Delton Fernander says the church will support efforts by government to tighten the law to provide protection against rape for spouses in the period between legal separation and divorce.
FNM calls on govt to criminalize marital rape
FNM calls on govt to criminalize marital rape
Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe's argument that martial rape be called something other than rape has further muddied the issue, the Free National Movement (FNM) said yesterday, arguing that the government must act to outlaw marital rape. Despite it's clarion call for action, the FNM failed to criminalize marital rape. After being called out ...
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Inagua Man considers himself a ‘walking miracle,’ thanks to Cleveland Clinic Florida, a hospital that saved his life once and his quality of life later
Ask Jeffrey Arnett who he is and the first thing he says is athlete. From martial arts as a child to basketball as a teen, to running and brisk walking when he could no longer run, the incredibly fit Arnett nearly had to pack it all in with debilitating deterioration until surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida gave him his life back. At age 57, the man who only a few years ago could not even sit or ...
Dame Joan Sawyer responds to Dame Anita Allen
Dame Joan Sawyer responds to Dame Anita Allen
Re: Constitutional validity of house arrest of the majority of citizens and residents of The Bahamas under the purported exercise of emergency powers under Article 29 of the constitution...
Addressing sexual abuse
Addressing sexual abuse
An estimated 7.9 percent of men and 19.7 percent of women globally experience sexual abuse prior to the age of 18. And across their lifetime, one in three women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner.
Minister Dames Congratulates 107 New RBDF Marines
Minister Dames Congratulates 107 New RBDF Marines
Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames congratulated the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) New Entry 56 and Woman Entry 25 on the successful completion of the Force’s Basic Military Recruit Training Programme, during their Passing Out Parade Ceremony, on July 26, 2019, at HMBS Coral Harbour Base...
Canadian Olympian donates 50 uniforms to the Bahamas Judo Federation
Roman Hatashita, 1992 Olympic competitor in judo, and multiple Canadian National Champion, visited The Bahamas this week and donated 50 Fuji uniforms to the national training center.
'Mortal Kombat': Super-violent, non-sensical fun
'Mortal Kombat': Super-violent, non-sensical fun
Just like the martial arts fighting video game on which it’s based, people are going to find themselves in two corners while watching “Mortal Kombat.”
BOMAC to feature female fighters in next event
BOMAC to feature female fighters in next event
After putting on its second cage-fighting event of the year last month, the Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championships (BOMAC) is back, but this time, the fighters will be competing for more than just a chance to improve their win/loss records.
The Nassau Guardian's Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Antoan Richardson's late season heroics with the storied New York Yankees franchise left a big impression on the Major League Baseball (MLB) landscape in 2014, so much so, that a three-person panel of sports writers has selected him as The Nassau Guardian's Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
Richardson's breakout season was highlighted by a game-winning run to give the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Bal...