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Pintard to PM, 'Stop flip-flopping on marital rape'
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 [...]
Get over it!
March 20, 2016
Get over it!
I bumped into someone who I hadn't seen for quite some time a little while back and I was indeed shocked at how terribly miserable and negative he had become.
Praise yourself
March 02, 2016
Praise yourself
I was listening to Joel Osteen a few Sundays ago as I so often do as I just lap up his straight forward, very inspirational talks, and he said this -- Joel stated that we should stop as he put it, beating ourselves up.
A Plea for Understanding and Change: Addressing Concerns Raised by Grace Community Church's Senior Pastor
August 30, 2023
A Plea for Understanding and Change: Addressing Concerns Raised by Grace Community Church's Senior Pastor
Dear Pastor Lyall Bethel,
We hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. We understand that your perspective on the proposed amendments to the Sexual Offences Act is rooted in your beliefs and values, and we respect your right to hold them. However, we believe it is important to engage in a thoughtful dialogue about the concerns raised by the women of our community who are advo...
Fatherhood: There's always room for improvement
June 22, 2023
Fatherhood: There's always room for improvement
The day set aside to officially honor fathers is in the history books for another year, but fatherhood is not something a man should take a break from, and one pastor urges men to make the commitment to improve as fathers.
Lifting our people out of poverty
March 17, 2023
Lifting our people out of poverty
A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report states that 14.8 percent of the Bahamian population lived below the poverty line in 2017.
Man jailed for fictitious marriage
March 17, 2023
Man jailed for fictitious marriage
A Bahamian man who married a second Jamaican woman without divorcing his first Jamaican bride was on Thursday sentenced to one year in prison.
February 27, 2023
Church forum divided over criminalisation of marital rape
THE proposed amendment to the Sexual Offences Act criminalising marital rape continues to receive mixed reviews from various Bahamian stakeholders.
Law already deals with 'rape' in marriage
January 16, 2023
Law already deals with 'rape' in marriage
Dear Editor, Recently, the print media has been reporting, albeit anonymously, divorce/family proceedings held in the Supreme Court. Such reporting appears to be novel as over the years one rarely expected to read about proceedings held in the family division of the Supreme Court.
September 07, 2022
Letter to the Editor Legal Look at Marital Rape Ruling
If the 31st August 2022 report of the The Supreme Court’s ruling in a recent divorce matter is true, the Ruling is a missed opportunity of epic and catastrophic proportions. It is a dog whistle to every abusive spouse in this country that has set us back decades in our mission to preserve basic human rights and the rights of women in particular.
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