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A controversial law to legalise cannabis will be sent back to the House of Assembly after Senators voted against the bill yesterday afternoon. The Cannabis Licensing Act, which sets out a regulatory framework for growing, selling, and using the drug,...

Bermuda yesterday recorded another five Covid-19 cases, bringing the number of active cases to 21. All of the new cases, which came from a batch of 479 test results, were classified as local transmission through contact with known cases. The results ...

A gunman fired multiple shots at a man in a daylight attack on Court Street on Mother’s Day, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday. Prosecutor Karen King said the victim escaped to Hamilton Police Station, but one bullet grazed his head. Jahmico Trott...

Government’s lack of consultation with medical professionals and the “woeful inadequacy” of drug prevention programmes were just some of the reasons Opposition and Independent senators gave for rejecting Government’s bid to legalise cannabis yesterda...

The Government’s unsuccessful venture to bring a regulated cannabis industry to Bermuda was backed by Progressive Labour Party senators but defied by the independent and Opposition members. A selection of quotes follows. Joan Dillas-Wright, Senat...

The island’s two vaccination centres became scenes of “organised chaos” yesterday afternoon after scores of people responded to a plea for residents to get the jab at short notice. Government issued a public appeal saying it had a surplus of the vac...

A restaurateur has welcomed moves by Government to encourage employees to return to the workplace. But Phillip Barnett of the Island Restaurant Group said the industry still needed more “sustained relief” in order to recover from “significant losses”...

Curfew checkpoints returned to the roads last night after the Government reintroduced an overnight lockdown to combat the coronavirus. Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes warned: “It is a criminal offence to be out in public without lawful...

More than half a million dollars will be dedicated to support those who age out of child care, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors announced yesterday. The allocation was one of several funds listed by Tinée Furbert, the social development...

The education budget has been cut by more than $9 million – but the minister yesterday vowed major services would still be funded. Diallo Rabain said: “Although this figure may seem large, it is important to note that all primary programmes and servi...