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George Lamming, the Barbadian novelist, has died only five days short of his 95th birthday. A towering figure in Caribbean letters and fierce proponent of regional unity, his work was part and parcel of other writers from the colonial and postcolonia...

Ministers are refusing to say if there were any breakthroughs on the stand-off with London over the Government’s flagship cannabis legislation during top level talks with a senior British official. Despite repeated requests for information on the con...

Lavish praise has been heaped on the Queen for her platinum jubilee by David Burt, the Premier – despite the Government drawing criticism for not marking the occasion with a public holiday. Mr Burt said the Queen displayed calm and dignity in a world...

Failure by the Government to follow other Overseas Territories and declare a two-day public holiday to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee represents a missed opportunity to give workers a break, a leading union chief has said. Chris Furbert, head of t...

Former premier Sir John Swan has spoken warmly about his meetings with the Queen as a huge banner to mark the monarch’s platinum jubilee was unveiled in Hamilton. Sir John, who resigned as head of government after voters rejected his push for indepen...

Talks on the Government’s stalled bid to get its controversial cannabis plans into law will be held with a senior British official this week. Paul Candler, the director of Overseas Territories at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, i...

Canada’s approach to legal cannabis could offer clues for how Bermuda might navigate a constitutional impasse over introducing a regulated industry for the drug. Nicola Barker, a British human rights and constitutional lawyer, said a solution could b...

The Government has refused to say if it is holding talks with London over its flagship cannabis legislation after Rena Lalgie, the Governor, failed to give it Royal Assent. Instead, Ms Lalgie reserved Assent, calling on the Progressive Labour Party g...

A decision by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, to reserve assent on the Government’s controversial flagship cannabis legislation plunged Bermuda into uncharted constitutional waters yesterday. But the Governor urged Bermuda officials to work with the Brit...

A Cabinet minister has denied that behind the scenes talks with London are the reason for a delay in sending controversial legislation on legalising cannabis to the Governor for consideration. The remarks came after OBA former premier Craig Cannonier...