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Office manager says doctor flirted with alleged rape victim
A FORMER office manager at Dr Gerald Forbes’ clinic testified that the woman who has claimed the doctor allegedly raped her was “flirtatious” with the accused when she worked at his medical clinic.
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Doctor in rape case says abortions against beliefs
DR GERALD Forbes insisted that he does not perform abortions at his Grand Bahama clinic because it is against his religious beliefs as a Catholic and has denied writing a prescription for abortion tablets, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
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Doctor admits to sex and drugs but denies rape
DR Gerald Forbes told a Supreme Court that he and a woman who has alleged that he raped her were involved in an intimate sexual relationship and that she allegedly inserted abortion tablets into her vagina after becoming pregnant, possibly with his child.
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Speaker was ‘overzealous’ in suspending Andre Rollins from House of Assembly
HOUSE Speaker Dr Kendal Major’s decision to suspend Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins from the House of Assembly last week was an “over zealous” move that may have been more reflective of a contentious relationship, according to Free National Movement Deputy Leader K Peter Turnquest yesterday.
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Doctor accused of raping woman during abortion
A DOCTOR who is on trial for the rape and indecent assault of a 20-year-old woman refused to answer questions from a police detective about allegations that he had sex with the complainant against her will during an abortion procedure, a Grand Bahama court heard yesterday.
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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: The tiefin’ at the heart of our society
EVERY time Auditor General Terrance Bastian and his team releases a damning report, I become more and more convinced that we live in a society where “tiefin”, in one form or another, has become the order of the day. To use a phrase I heard bandied about this week, “we don’t need no VAT, we need a moratorium on ‘tiefin’!”
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Rollins warned with removal in House clash
DEPUTY Speaker of the House of Assembly Dion Smith and Dr Andre Rollins clashed yesterday in Parliament after the Fort Charlotte MP shouted comments regarding former FNM Chairman and Senator Michael Pintard shortly after he resigned yesterday.
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Peeping Tom convicted of indecent behaviour
FREEPORT – A man who is accused of peeking into windows and masturbating was convicted in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court of indecent behaviour, trespassing, and vagrancy.
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Freedom from sexual immorality
By JEFFARAH GIBSON
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Understanding the dreams you dream - generational and ancestral curses
By Kevin L A Ewing
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Hollaback! Movement tackles street harassment
SOCIAL media and mobile technology has been popularly used in modern times to promote many causes and positive movements. Now a new local organisation is using the considerable power of the medium to start its own campaign to put an end to street harassment.
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Trust - historic or broken?
EDITOR, The Tribune.
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Effects of neutering on behaviour
Everyday I am asked by concerned clients about the effects neutering will have on their pet’s behaviour.
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Lawyer claims child rapist should be spared jail and given treatment instead
BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A Grand Bahama attorney says there is an urgent, nationwide need for a rehabilitation programme for pedophiles and other sex offenders. Carlson Shurland was the defence l
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A THOUSAND TINY CUTS
By PACO NUNEZ Tribune News Editor BAHAMIANS don't like people who 'ain like us'. Not that we're all very similar - nothing could be further from the truth - but most of us enjoy basking in the warmth and security of shared beliefs and opinions, whatever
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A THOUSAND TINY CUTS
By PACO NUNEZ Tribune News Editor BAHAMIANS don't like people who 'ain like us'. Not that we're all very similar - nothing could be further from the truth - but most of us enjoy basking in the warmth and security of shared beliefs and opinions, whatever
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A THOUSAND TINY CUTS
By PACO NUNEZ Tribune News Editor BAHAMIANS don't like people who 'ain like us'. Not that we're all very similar - nothing could be further from the truth - but most of us enjoy basking in the warmth and security of shared beliefs and opinions, whatever
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What are you giving up for lent?
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THE LENTEN season has begun and some Christians are making sacrifices to be spiritually cleansed and on one accord with God. Lent started on Ash Wednesday and for 40 days, some Christians make commitments to g
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What are you giving up for lent?
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THE LENTEN season has begun and some Christians are making sacrifices to be spiritually cleansed and on one accord with God. Lent started on Ash Wednesday and for 40 days, some Christians make commitments to g
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What are you giving up for lent?
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THE LENTEN season has begun and some Christians are making sacrifices to be spiritually cleansed and on one accord with God. Lent started on Ash Wednesday and for 40 days, some Christians make commitments to g
