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Fathers and champions
Fathers and champions
The celebration of fatherhood and the honoring of the fathers in our country was again on full display this year as we commemorated Fathers Day in The Bahamas on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Leadership comes from the father
Leadership comes from the father
The strength of our country must not and cannot be measured in the erection of buildings, advances in technology nor in political maneuvers.
Model Fathers to be Honoured
Model Fathers to be Honoured
People's Assembly Word Centre, located on Wulff Road, is celebrating Father's Day by honouring two model fathers in the Bahamas. Minister Quinton Bethel and Minister Julian Glover will be special guests at the 11am service this Sunday June 21st...
Living the resurrected life
Living the resurrected life
From New Testament times, Sunday has replaced Saturday as a day of worship; it was on a Sunday that our new life in Christ begun.
Constitutional Referendum: Correcting an Historical Error Part 2
Unlike most Caribbean Constitutions, the nationality provisions of the Bahamian Constitution discriminate against Bahamian women, as is reflected in Articles 8 and 9 in particular. Under Article 8, a child born outside of The Bahamas after the 9th July, 1973 to a Bahamian father, inside of a marriage, shall become a Bahamian citizen automatically at the date of birth. Whereas, under Article...
The case for constitutional reform
The case for constitutional reform
Dear Editor,
The Bahamas prides itself on being one of the oldest democracies in the western hemisphere, having convened Parliament in September 1729. Ironically, it is one of a handful of countries maintaining far-reaching reservations on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
That places us in unenviable company such as some Muslim ...
Father's Day
Father's Day
Sunday 17th June 2012
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.
History of Father's Day courtesy of Wikipedia
Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.
After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the pro...
Catholics To Honour Fathers With A Gala Banquet
Catholics To Honour Fathers With A Gala Banquet
The Archdiocesan Catholic Men?s Association (ACCMA) will hold a celebratory gala banquet to honour 24 Catholic fathers on Friday June 20th at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort & Spa on Cable Beach...
Boys to men: A deficient rite of passage for the Bahamian male
o First published Wednesday, June 18, 2013.
In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation making Father's Day a national holiday in the United States of America. The day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and The Bahamas, like many other nations, has adopted this tradition.
The significant role of fathers in the national and social development cannot be emphasized enough. More...
It pays to remember that every Sunday is a 'little Easter'
This is the day the church celebrates the feast of Christ's resurrection, of which Easter is the oldest and greatest feast in the church.
It pays to remember that every Sunday is a little Easter since every Sunday is a "feast of the Resurrection".
From New Testament times Sunday has replaced Saturday as a day of worship; it was on a Sunday that our new life in Christ began.
The good news of Easter...