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A government minister said she was passionate about equality for people with disabilities. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, added that she planned to work towards legislation that would enshrine legal rights related on a...

A Cabinet minister said she was motivated to get into politics to get “a foot in the door” to help vulnerable people. Tinée Furbert highlighted that she gained valuable experience in the field because she worked in psychiatric hospitals and with disa...

A gender affairs council could be set up to help tackle domestic violence as well as inequities, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said. Tinée Furbert added that it is hoped the island can take part in a UN programme to collect data on g...

With the announcement that Curtis Dickinson resigned his Cabinet post came the obvious question: who will take his place? Since the Progressive Labour Party returned to power in 2017, the Government has had two finance ministers. Several legislators ...

The shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister today drew mixed reactions from political commentators. Some politicians said that the Progressive Labour Party administration would be wounded by the loss. But others argued that the gov...

Comments made by a pastor who questioned the moral compass of politicians were “very hurtful”, a frontbencher said. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, added that the clergy was expected to show forgiveness. Her remarks cam...

A law designed to help children in care could be tabled in the House of Assembly this month, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said. Tinée Furbert said that the legislation was in its final stages of preparation. She added that a replace...

Unpaid taxes and Government fees were thought to total almost $198 million at the end of last year, the finance minister said. Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the estimate was based on figures from the Office of the Tax Commissioner ...

Welcome to The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of the House of Assembly, which starts at 10am. We will be bring live updates through the morning and will also update this story for any major news through the afternoon and evening, depending on how lon...

The Cabinet Office has refused to release records of correspondence to and from the Premier about the investment firm Gencom. Major Marc Telemaque, the Secretary to the Cabinet, found that the documents were exempt from disclosure under the Public Ac...