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A 500-page report by a Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses signalled “the last mile” of a decades-long race, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt highlighted that the document would be difficult for some people to read and was among...

A total of 56 recommendations were made under six headings in a report by the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses. The panel, headed by retired Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller, examined alleged land losses said to have happened “through th...

Schools can again welcome parents and hold assemblies for staff and pupils after Covid-19 precautions were eased yesterday. A Ministry of Education spokeswoman confirmed that public schools had moved to Phase 3 of the Government’s Covid-19 system for...

A charity set up to boost the work of support agencies has expanded its team. Shana Williams has been appointed as programme manager at the Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community. Ms Williams said: “I am delighted to join the...

A plea for the public to give a Christmas gift of protection to others and get vaccinated was made by the Chief Medical Officer yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye warned that the Covid-19 pandemic was not over and that the virus flourished with human contact. H...

The island’s Chief Medical Officer has faced bizarre allegations he was paid by American billionaires to promote vaccination, he said yesterday. Ayo Oyinloye added that – “laughably” – he was most recently linked to Jeff Bezos, the founder of online ...

A former community support worker and nursing aide has been appointed to run a home for women and their children. Edonna Bean will be the executive director of the soon-to-open Transformational Living Centre for Families. Ms Bean said she was “delig...

A bust-up over the state of the Tynes Bay incinerator heated up yesterday as the Government was accused of failure to act on promises of investment in the plant that dated back decades. A major announcement by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the publ...

A gap in support programmes led to the creation of a charity dedicated to the empowerment of young men. Ten months later, Transitional Community Services is seeing results. Fiona McWhirter reports. At the age of 18, many young men are often exp...

The use of a compost centre as an emergency landfill site could be eased after emergency repairs were completed at the Tynes Bay incinerator. Wayne Furbert, the Acting Minister of Public Works, said that the incinerator had started to work through a ...