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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...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
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...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Disagreements over concessions for the Fairmont Southampton triggered Curtis Dickinson’s resignation as finance minister
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
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...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A government backbencher was told last night he would have to apologise after he made a “monkey” reference believed to be about another MP.
Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appealed to parliamentarians to think about how they repr...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Financial guarantees will be given by the Government to the developers of the Fairmont Southampton after they secured $190 million investment for the project.
The Premier remained vague on how much the Gencom/Westend Properties companies would get in...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A senator who organised a fundraiser for the family of a little boy who died after the car he was in plunged into the sea has praised his relatives for their courage in the face of tragedy.
Lindsay Simmons, a Government member of the Upper House and ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Finances to start the much anticipated redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton are now in place
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
