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It will be legal to grow and sell cannabis – if controversial legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday gets Royal Assent from the Governor. The Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 would create a regulated framework for growth and sale of the dru...

A government backbencher was told last night he would have to apologise after he made a “monkey” reference believed to be about another MP. Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appealed to parliamentarians to think about how they repr...

Children in care will get a say in decisions made about their welfare if a new advisory council gets the go-ahead, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday. Tinée Furbert told MPs: “The innovative proposed enhancements take into ...

A balanced Budget has been pushed back a year to 2024-25, the Premier said last night. David Burt, who is now also the Minister of Finance, explained that the postponement was needed to let the Government implement its economic recovery plan and fund...

A group set up by the Government to address problems faced by young people was unveiled yesterday. The National Youth Policy Working Group was a 2020 Throne Speech pledge. Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said: “You will recall...

Residents have been invited to show their interest in a place on the Co-Parenting Mediation Council. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, asked people to apply. She said: “Strengthening our families and providing care and pr...

Lawyers have highlighted a report that Bermuda could be added to the European Union’s “grey list” on tax

Younger schoolchildren will no longer have to wear masks in classes from Monday

The promotion of healthy lifestyles and preventive care are “front and centre” of the Government’s new health plan, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told MPs the two elements were a key part of a five-year bl...

Adults should teach teenagers how to spot warning signs of an abusive relationship, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday. Tinée Furbert told the House of Assembly that action now could prevent domestic violence in the future....