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April 24, 2024
Pintard to PM, 'Stop flip-flopping on marital rape'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis for his comments which suggested that divorce is a solution for marital rape, Pintard contends that the response does not address the issue the specific social ill. Davis suggested on Monday that criminalizing marital rape was not "contained" in his [...]

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July 20, 2015
Karate kids return from U.S. Open tournament with hardware

Master Ronald "Smokey" Martin along with 20 students of Smokey's Karate School (SKS) participated in the U.S. Open ISKA (International Sport Karate Association) Martial Arts Championships, which was held in Orlando, Florida earlier this month.

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June 30, 2011
Knockin Duh Conch Style : Now Available On DVD

Filmmaker Devron Pinder would like to have a story thanking the people of Grand Bahama for coming out and supporting "Knockin' Duh Conch Style" and to let everyone know that DVD's are now available to the public.?

Quotation: "On behalf of the cast and crew of "Knockin' Duh Conch Style" I would like to thank both Nassauvians and Grand Bahamians for embracing this ground breaking film.

As crea...

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April 20, 2023
Bowleg still 'investigating' position on marital rape law

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg suggested he is conflicted on whether marital rape should be criminalised.

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June 18, 2021
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.

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July 30, 2019
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...

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December 03, 2011
MMA Bonanza Today at Kendal Isaacs

The Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championships is back, and organizer Kent Bazard expects it to be well attended and very successful.

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November 04, 2016
Casualties of political war

The Free National Movement (FNM) is in the process of finalizing its candidates for the next general election. The last general election was in May 2012.

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August 04, 2016
Japanese Judo Federation donates uniforms to team Bahamas

An effort to raise awareness about the growth of the sport of judo in The Bahamas has paid off greatly for the Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF).

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July 30, 2016
Women's groups condemn Lightbourn's 'dangerous and archaic' comments

In the wake of Free National Movement (FNM) MP Richard Lightbourn's recent suggestion to sterilize unwed mothers with more than two children, two women's groups have called the suggestion "frighteningly reminiscent of the policies" used in during Jim Crow and apartheid.

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