Does Marriage Give Consent

Friday 16th February 2018  7:00 PM

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.

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Woman wins case after fraudulent marriage recorded without her knowledge

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A woman who discovered she was married after attempting to register the birth of her child has had the record voided. In a judgment dated January 26, Supreme Court Justice Carla D. Card-Stubbs ruled the 2019 entry of marriage between Talia Destiny Duncombe and Myrtho Noel be deleted from the Register of [...]

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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.

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Marriage is sacred

There is only one book that seeks men and women's highest good and protection. That book is the Bible. Rape is cruel, brutal, heartless, atrocious, appalling, and callous. Rape is unacceptable and should not be tolerated or allowed amongst the Bahamian society inside or outside the marriage relationship. Marriage is a sacred institution ordained of ...
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Keep your marriage hot

Do you feel that your relationship needs a romantic makeover? Or do you just need a romantic brush-up? Then, it is time for a romantic checkup, and the romantic doctor is here to help you. To have a romantic makeover or brush-up, a couple must be willing to listen and adjust and invest the time ...
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Marriage is sacred

There is only one book that seeks men and women's highest good and protection. That book is the Bible. Rape is cruel, brutal, heartless, atrocious, appalling, and callous. Rape is unacceptable and should not be tolerated or allowed amongst the Bahamian society inside or outside the marriage relationship. Marriage is a sacred institution ordained of ...
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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'

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

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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