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May 17, 2023
PM: In citizenship matter, we must ensure daddy is the daddy
Prime Minister Philip Davis said yesterday the Office of the Attorney General is looking at how best to address issues arising as a result of a Privy Council ruling handed down on May 4 determining that children born out of wedlock in The Bahamas to Bahamian fathers and foreign mothers are citizens at birth. Davis noted an ...
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May 11, 2023
DNA testing may be required to prove paternity in citizenship matters, Bell says
Minister of Labour and Immigration Keith Bell said yesterday the government may have to consider introducing DNA testing to confirm a child's paternity to mitigate against fraud given a recent Privy Council ruling on citizenship. The Privy Council has ruled that all children born in The Bahamas out of wedlock to foreign women and Bahamian ...
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May 10, 2023
Owners of downtown properties eyed for demolition responding
Many of the downtown property owners who received notice from the government of the impending demolition of their properties have begun responding, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday.
May 05, 2023
Lawyer: 'We're going to fight' as OAG pulls settlement
ROMONA Farquharson Seymour said the Office of the Attorney General has rescinded its offer to settle Corrections Commissioner Charles Murphy's lawsuit against the government, declaring: "We're gonna fight."
PM, AG welcome high court decision
May 05, 2023
PM, AG welcome high court decision
A new Privy Council decision, which determined that the children born out of wedlock to Bahamian men and foreign women are Bahamian citizens at birth, "marks an important step towards ensuring equal citizenship rights for all children, irrespective of their parents' marital status", Prime Minister Philip Davis said yesterday.
May 05, 2023
Privy Council delivers landmark ruling on citizenship
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In a landmark decision, the UK-based Privy Council has ruled that children born out of wedlock in The Bahamas to foreign women and Bahamian men are citizens at birth and do not have to wait until the age of 18 to apply for citizenship. The Privy Council's ruling upheld the decision of [...]
Privy Council issues major ruling on citizenship
May 04, 2023
Privy Council issues major ruling on citizenship
In a major decision likely to have huge implications, the Privy Council has ruled that all children born out of wedlock to foreign women and Bahamian men are Bahamian citizens at birth.
Ivan "Dicky Boy" Brown
April 27, 2023
Ivan "Dicky Boy" Brown
Funeral service for Ivan "Dicky Boy" Brown, 73 yrs., a resident of Smith's Bay, Cat Island, will be held at Bible Truth Ministries, Martin's Close, Cowpen Road, on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Allan Strachan, assisted by Pastor Dwight Armbrister & Pastor Carroll Johnson. Cremation follows. Ivan's Legacy will ...
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Ambassador Pinnock Seeks More Support From FAO
April 27, 2023
Ambassador Pinnock Seeks More Support From FAO
United Nations Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ambassador H.E. Winston Pinnock is currently attending the 172nd session of the FAO Council in Rome, Italy.
DPM: Promising downtown projects presented to govt
April 27, 2023
DPM: Promising downtown projects presented to govt
Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday that several new, promising, Bahamian-led developments have been presented to the government to transform and breathe new life into downtown east of East Street.
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