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A perception of neglect at government properties has been traced to poor funding and “a lack of human resources and strategic planning”, according to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch. Colonel Burch told the House that 59 vacant posts remained at the De...

More changes to the law on cannabis could be in the works, the Minister of Social Development and Sport has signalled. Michael Weeks said that more discussions on the island’s attitude to the drug would take place — with further liberalisation of the...

Parents will be appointed for two-year terms to committees working closely with the school system. Education minister Diallo Rabain told the House a Parental Involvement Committee had been meeting monthly with the Commissioner of Education to improve...

“Enhanced security protocols” have uncovered contraband in the island’s Corrections facilities, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. Mr Caines added that a Corrections officer had sustained minor injuries as a result of a rec...

A commission to investigate the island’s history of “land grabs” could still take place years after it was controversially turned down. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that a Commission of Inquiry into the issue rem...

Richard Voigt, an American businessman, jazz enthusiast and devoted visitor to the island with his wife Elizabeth, has died at the age of 82. Lawson Mapp, the former Hamilton Mayor and a good friend of the couple, said the two had come to Bermuda “re...

Affordable housing in Bermuda will be boosted by “at least 55 additional units” as the Bermuda Housing Corporation adds to its existing inventory. Meanwhile, the Harmony Club, which the Government purchased in 2008, is now vacated by police and is be...

Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch issued an apology to a farming leader yesterday as he conceded farming leases had been neglected. The Minister of Public Works also told the House of Assembly all leases for arable lands would now be extended to 21 year...

An enhanced immigration policy boosting opportunities for local entertainers comes into force at the end of the month. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly there will be closer scrutiny of employers. The move means B...

Veteran activist Cleveland Simmons is calling on the community to help him. “The bottom and the top line is that as an advocate, I’m still doing what I can for people, but now I’m trying to look after myself,” Mr Simmons said. The old C & R discount ...