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A study has found a drop in drug use among the island’s schoolchildren, the Attorney-General has revealed. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate on Wednesday that a survey of public, private and home-schooled pupils conducted by the Department of Nation...

A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...

The education minister was revealed last night as the interim national security minister after Wayne Caines was forced to quit the role. David Burt, the Premier, announced Diallo Rabain as the stopgap appointment on Twitter, the social-media site. H...

The new municipalities minister vowed yesterday to press on with a plan to axe the corporations of Hamilton and St George. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch admitted there was opposition to the proposal to replace the local authorities with unelected qu...

“Chronic social isolation” contributed to a surge in violence over the National Heroes Day weekend, according to Wayne Caines, the national security minister. But Mr Caines told the House of Assembly: “Bringing harm to others and instilling fear in t...

Amendments to allow suspension of contributions to pension funds for a year were approved by MPs last night. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the move was intended to help struggling businesses and workers. He added: “We are where we ar...

Shoppers will be able to budget better after a database designed to show the cost of essential goods in different stores was backed yesterday by MPs. The House of Assembly heard that the public sometimes rushed to judgment over price gouging when som...

A Government senator challenged companies yesterday to introduce measures to tackle racial inequality. Ianthia Simmons-Wade congratulated Jasmine Brangman and Dynera Bean for organising last Sunday’s demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson. Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”. He said: “Since ...

Backbench MP Jason Hayward was sworn in yesterday as the Minister of Labour as part of a surprise Cabinet reshuffle by the Premier. Mr Hayward will take over responsibility for immigration, financial assistance and workforce development, earlier spli...