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United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has declared “all women must have the same rights as men to pass on their nationality”. The UN chief made the declaration in a tweet on Tuesday noting, “Today, millions of people worldwide are denied nationality. “And in 24 countries, women are still not able to pass on
The issues that plague land with regard to proof of, and easier access to, ownership have hampered Bahamians and foreigners looking to invest in The Bahamas for generations. This problem is acute on New Providence due to scarcity of supply, but spans the archipelago. Banks know it, attorneys know it, landowners know it and politicians
There is an urgent need for land reform in The Bahamas, which would include a land registry, to cut back on the amount of land theft that is taking place in the country, Arawak Homes Chairman Sir Franklyn Wilson said yesterday. “The first problem with land policy is just proving to people you own it
There needs to be specific legislation to deal with the issue of marital rape, former Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said. “There is marital rape,” said Maynard-Gibson when asked about the issue on Friday on the sidelines of an Inter-American Development Bank gender forum. “I don’t think any human being should be subjected to that. “...
Former Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said the government should move ahead with legislation to allow Bahamian women and men to pass on citizenship in any circumstance, calling it a “no-brainier”. “I urge us to think what the suffragettes did, us as women, us as Bahamians, who believe that all Bahamians, women and men, are entitled