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Praised for his handling of the initial stage of the Covid-19 crisis, the Premier seemed almost unassailable when he led the Progressive Labour Party to a landslide victory at the last election — but has Mr Slick now become Mr Lost the Grip? With the...

The Premier was last night engulfed in a fresh crisis after a minister he claimed he fired insisted that she had quit over a series of problems. Renée Ming, who was the national security minister, said: “I resigned from the Premier’s Cabinet.” But sh...

The Senate heard that “smoking weed” should not be seen as normal as the Upper House split down the middle on a vote yesterday on whether to legalise cannabis. The vote on the second reading of the Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 was tied — but under pa...

Will Renée Ming’s abrupt departure from Cabinet be the latest, lasting sting to David Burt’s premiership? Mr Burt said he fired the former national security minister – Ms Ming insisted she walked because of multiple disagreements with the head of gov...

The Governor will not automatically sign into law legislation to allow the legal growth and sale cannabis if it is ruled to be not in line with United Nations drugs conventions. Rena Lalgie is expected to be asked to approve the Cannabis Licensing Ac...

Cannabis legalisation could spark controversy in the Senate today – even though the Upper House no longer has the power to block the legal change. The legislation is on the order paper for the Senate after the House of Assembly backed the Cannabis Li...

A Government backbencher has apologised for comments he made in the House of Assembly that included “monkey” references. Christopher Famous added that he accepted a different phrase should have been used to make his point. The Progressive Labour Part...

Children in care will be given a stronger voice through a new body of experts that will listen to their concerns, it has been claimed. Tinee Furbert, the minister for social affairs, made the pledge when introducing the Children Amendment Act 2022 in...

Disagreements over concessions for the Fairmont Southampton triggered Curtis Dickinson’s resignation as finance minister

It will be legal to grow and sell cannabis – if controversial legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday gets Royal Assent from the Governor. The Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 would create a regulated framework for growth and sale of the dru...