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An air-monitoring programme that was defunded by the Government could be reinstated if allowance is made by the finance ministry for the cost to be covered, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday. Walter Roban highlighted that checks required by...

Police, child protection workers and health professionals are expected to be among those who will come together to devise action plans for people affected by domestic violence. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, highlighte...

The first phase in the Government’s plan to reduce single-use plastics will start in this parliamentary session, the Minister of Home Affairs confirmed. Walter Roban said that the plan was to make sure of "the most positive impact on the environment ...

A former Jamaica Government senator and Miss World contestant is to give the keynote address at Saturday’s Progressive Labour Party Gala. Imani Duncan-Price is former chief of staff in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica. In that r...

David Burt is to host a town hall meeting to discuss initiatives set out in the Throne Speech. The Premier will be joined in the “community conversation” on Tuesday evening by Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of ...

Staffing at Westgate prison is getting bolstered with the recruitment of 25 new Corrections officers, national security minister Michael Weeks revealed this week. Mr Weeks said staffing at the West End facility topped concerns raised by prison office...

A review of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service will include an assessment of manpower needs and its recruitment criteria, the national security minister said this week. Michael Weeks said the service had roughly 77 staff at present, but he said he w...

David Burt sidelined input from MPs in the run-up to putting together the Throne Speech because he was too focused on getting re-elected as Progressive Labour Party leader, party sources have told The Royal Gazette. The traditional “retreat” gatheri...

The island’s farmers appear to have been shut out of a planned vertical-farming industry — one of the Government’s central initiatives to revive the economy. At a press conference yesterday, Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy, confirmed that the ...

Vance Campbell said today he was looking forward to being consulted on the appointment of a new chief executive for the Bermuda Tourism Authority. The Minister of Tourism was asked at a press conference when he expected the successful candidate for t...