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prepared to testify that he had bought drugs for him, it was revealed yesterday. But Mr. Pearman -- probed by Police under the drugs-busting Operation Cleansweep -- said: "I'm not going to lose any sleep over this. "I do not buy drugs, never have bou...

in caves near the old HMS Malabar is set to begin in a matter of weeks, Governor Thorold Masefield pledged yesterday. He said: "The company will start mobilising equipment and getting that here quite soon with a view to starting next month -- later m...

Ministry in charge of prisons in her final address as head of the board. Ms Landy said: "My final thoughts as chairman are that the communication and understanding between the chairman and the Ministry leaves a lot to be desired.'' But she added: "B...

An independent inquiry into the Bermuda Police narcotics squad is to be held, Labour and Home Affairs Minister Quinton Edness told MPs yesterday. And the inquiry -- chaired by a civilian -- will make its findings public. Mr. Edness told the House of ...

A controversial bill to allow Government to postpone elections in the event of natural disasters or hurricanes is set to come back to the House of Assembly today. In a surprise move last Friday, the Progressive Labour Party won a vote against the bil...

British long-term residents in Bermuda have backed Government proposals to give more security to people who have worked on the Island for decades. And Long-term Residents' Association spokesman Peter Haynes said a Government Green Paper on the plight...

Bermuda is set to bring in new laws to deal with terrorism on the high seas -- with maximum penalties of life imprisonment for offenders. The hard-hitting legislation is intended to combat hijacking and terrorist bombing of ships or ports. Tourism Mi...

counts of "serious breaches of conduct'' before controversy erupted over the trial of an alleged drugs baron, it has been revealed. The news came as Police attempted to restore public faith in the Police service after Ellsworth Wilson was acquitted o...

Parliament was last night still defiant after a rap on the knuckles from the Speaker of the House of Assembly. Speaker Ernest DeCouto put Dr. Ewart Brown on notice for remarks to The Royal Gazette after the Warwick West MP -- who holds a US passport ...

pockets was unveiled yesterday. And a fresh offensive against dirty money being laundered through the Island will also be launched -- with prison sentences of up to 20 years being handed out for the worst offenders. The news came as Labour and Home A...