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Rape is what threatens the institution of marriage
September 22, 2022
Rape is what threatens the institution of marriage
Dear Editor, Human Rights Bahamas applauds and fully supports Attorney General Ryan Pinder's position on the question of marital rape. As Mr. Pinder recently suggested, criminalizing spousal sexual abuse is an important step toward ending discrimination on the basis of gender in The Bahamas and ensuring that everyone enjoys equal rights and protections under the ...
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'Bill is no attack on marriage'
September 16, 2022
'Bill is no attack on marriage'
Attorney General Ryan Pinder said yesterday the Davis administration's draft bill to criminalize marital rape is not an attack on marriage. "Just to be clear, this is in no means or fashion an attack on marriage," said Pinder at a symposium at Breezes resort on the proposed law. "If you are sexually abusing your wife ...
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Judge rules: There is no rape in marriage
August 31, 2022
Judge rules: There is no rape in marriage
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that though a woman who filed for divorce claimed she felt like a rape victim "for an extensive period of time" when her spouse had sex with her, as it stands there can be no rape in marriage in The Bahamas. The ruling was made by Supreme Court Justice Denise Lewis-Johnson ...
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Money and marriage
November 23, 2017
Money and marriage
During my years of counseling with couples, I have discovered that a basic problem in many marriage relationships is that couples have no idea of what it is to have a joint financial plan. Their "financial plan" is just agreeing on who will be responsible [...]
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August 20, 2014
Immigration director: Marriages of convenience serious concern
Director of Immigration William Pratt yesterday raised a red flag over marriages of convenience in The Bahamas.
While Pratt could not provide statistics, he said the department constantly receives letters from Bahamians who report that they feel they have been taken advantage of by their foreign spouses, who only married them for status.
He said, in some cases, people are paid up to $5,000 to marr...
TARGET TIMING OF RAPE IN MARRIAGE: Churches agree step to protect separating couples is necessary
June 17, 2022
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.
Accused of fraud marriage to gain permit
June 07, 2022
Accused of fraud marriage to gain permit
A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate's Court last week after being accused of attempting a fraud marriage to gain a spousal permit.
Two accused in court of fraudulent marriage
May 20, 2022
Two accused in court of fraudulent marriage
TWO people were charged in a Magistrate's Court yesterday with attempting to obtain a residence spousal permit by entering into a fraudulent marriage.
May 19, 2022
Positive thinking can really create a beautiful marriage
Perhaps the most powerful marriage killer is negativing thinking - what goes through a partner's mind when his/her mate does something wrong or is perceived to have done something wrong? If it is negative thoughts, even if the partner is not in the wrong, it will be a nail in the coffin. Clinical psychologist, Dr. ...
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Haitian man accused of faking marriage for permit
March 05, 2020
Haitian man accused of faking marriage for permit
A HAITIAN man has been accused of entering into a fraudulent marriage in order to obtain a spousal permit.
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