Log In

A reduction of staffing levels at schools and within the civil service cannot be ruled out as efficiencies are sought within the Department of Education. This is according to education Minister Wayne Scott who said he was confident any such reductio...

An increase in tax revenue to help tackle the national debt could be included in the upcoming Budget, according to economist and lecturer Craig Simmons. While Mr Simmons said that the island’s economic recovery does appear to be gaining momentum in s...

Interviews with a late war veteran may be lost after a burglar raided the home of oral historian David O’Shea Meyer. Mr Meyer, who has spent years interviewing veterans about their experiences, said someone stole iPads and an iPod from his home last ...

New Progressive Labour Party senator Kim Wilkerson formally made her Oath of Allegiance in the Senate Chamber yesterday to the applause of onlookers. Senator Wilkerson fills the gap left by former Opposition Leader of the Senate Diallo Rabain, who to...

Friends of Hospice are organising a fun event in honour of Agape House’s 25th anniversary. “Hearts, Hats and High Tea” will take place on Saturday, February 27 at Windows on the Sound at the Fairmont Southampton. The main thrust is to celebrate 25th...

A 40-year-old Pembroke man has pleaded guilty to five charges under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Tio Smith pleaded guilty to one count of cultivating cannabis, two counts of possessing a grinder, one count of possessing a pipe and one count of possessin...

A 19-year-old female driver is in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after she crashed her car into a wall on St John’s Road, Pembroke earlier this afternoon. It’s understood she suffered head inju...

The local office of international architecture firm OBMI has been hired to work on the first phase of the controversial $250 million airport redevelopment project. The appointment was made by Canadian contractors Aecon Construction Group, after an “e...

Economic benefits played no role on introducing civil unions for same-sex partners, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister for Community, Cultural Affairs and Sports. At last night’s second town hall meeting on the topic, the minister ack...

New legislation that will allow the Minister of Finance to temporarily take over a failing bank has been passed by the House of Assembly. Detailing the Banking (Special Resolutions Regime) Act 2016, the finance minister said it was intended to provid...