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Senate president tells joint sitting:
‘RAPE IS RAPE’ By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
SENATE President LaShell Adderley called yesterday for the criminalisation of marital rape, saying rape is rape no matter the context. “Our long walk to freedom has not yet ended when the marital bed has become a violent mattress,” she said. “Rape is rape; notwithstanding the context. The Bible reminds us that men ought to love their wives in the way that Christ loves the church and died for it. “This love is defined in 1st Corinthians Chapter 13 as being patient, kind, and not delighting in evil. Freedom and justice demand legislation which outlaws spousal rape,” Ms Adderley said. Ms Adderley’s comments came during a special joint sitting at the House of Assembly which brought members of Parliament and Senators together in the lower chamber. The joint
sitting celebrated the contributions that Bahamian women have made to the national development of the country. The joint sitting also highlighted the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote and the efforts of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Ms Adderley in her remarks pointed out that the “long walk to freedom” for women has not ended yet, saying women are indiscriminately victims of gender-based violence and there is no domestic violence legislation for their protection. “Freedom, justice and equality demands a Gender-Based Violence Act now,” she stressed. She also highlighted the need for improvement in the treatment of women, such as women not receiving the same salary compensation, promotion and benefits as their male counterparts. SEE PAGE THREE
MPS ANSWER ON WHETHER THEY HAD FTX INVESTMENTS By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net SEVERAL members of Parliament yesterday said they had no FTX investments, while one confirmed receiving a donation from the collapsed crypto exchange firm. The MPs were canvassed days after Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis told reporters that he had no knowledge of the Progressive Liberal Party, which he leads, receiving any money from FTX. Mr Davis also said he did not know whether any Cabinet ministers held any FTX digital wallets or portfolios. Among those canvassed yesterday was Exuma and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper who said he has not invested in FTX. SEE PAGE FOUR
‘NATION IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO SAVE REPUTATION’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
SENATE President LaShell Adderley at yesterday’s joint sitting of the House of Assembly. Photo: Austin Fernander
A FORMER finance minister yesterday argued that not enough is being done to protect The Bahamas’ integrity - and that of its entire financial services industry - which is “under attack” from all sides over FTX’s implosion. Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for finance in the former Minnis administration, warned in the House of Assembly that the country’s failure to properly defend itself from international criticism over the crypto currency exchange’s collapse was enabling outsiders to spin the narrative it was a “poorly-regulated jurisdiction”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
‘NO POLICE PROBE’ OF LANISHA ROLLE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux yesterday denied reports that former Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle is being investigated by police. He said police were looking into some “irregularities” at the ministry, but could not say if those irregularities occurred when the Minnis administration was
FORMER YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle. in power or during Mrs Rolle’s tenure. He also noted that
investigations on the matter were still in its early stages. “Nobody is investigating Lanisha Rolle, ma’am,” he said when contacted by this newspaper yesterday. “The police are conducting some investigations into some irregularities, but I do not know, or I cannot say at this time that Lanisha Rolle or anyone in particular is being investigated. That’s all I can say.”
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