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British Prime Minister Tony Blair may step into the row over the clean-up of the old US baselands with a personal plea to US president Bill Clinton, it was revealed yesterday. Deputy Governor Tim Gurney said the PM's office, Number 10, Downing Street...

Y2K is okay. And Development and Opportunity Minister Terry Lister urged people not to give in to panic buying and hoard gas, food or money in case of computer crashes on January 1. And he said anyone fitted with a pacemaker overseas should have it c...

By Raymond Hainey Action to drive out druggies from a parking lot was yesterday demanded by a furious area resident. And the man called for a crackdown on drug abuse and dealing in the parking lot, between Hamilton's Court Street and Union Street. L...

yesterday moved to defuse a row over the latest advancements to Major's rank. And Lt. Col. Allan Rance insisted no short cuts had been taken in the board's picks for senior ranks. He said: "No officer leapfrogged any other officers. All officers reco...

the Pembroke West Central seat she lost at last year's General Election. Mrs. Cartwright DeCouto -- together with former Minister Jerome Dill -- were both backed by their branch of the Opposition UBP at a special meeting. The two lost their seats in ...

A judge has dumped a hi-tech court transcription firm for poor performance, it has emerged. And Puisne Judge Norma Wade Miller has halted a civil case until a new note-taking company can be drafted in. Lawyers involved in the contractual dispute yest...

independence. For a new bill aims to bring the Bermuda Monetary Authority into line with international recommendations that it should enjoy more freedom to carry out its regulatory role -- and proposes bigger penalties for offenders. Fines for summar...

MPs clashed yesterday over plans to mark the breaking of the chains of black Bermudians. Opposition MPs accused Government of diluting Cup Match by renaming the first day of the two-day holiday Emancipation Day to commemorate the end of slavery. The ...

The Premier's office and the Tourism Ministry have asked for a total of $2.32 million to cover extra expenditure, it was revealed yesterday. The Cabinet Office has asked for $1.31 million in extra cash, while David Allen's Tourism Ministry is looking...

No new rehabilitation programmes have been introduced in Bermuda prisons for more than a year, Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox told MPs yesterday. But Ms Cox added that -- following a review of the Island's penal system by UK expert...