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Funds earmarked for a Commission of Inquiry will not cover an investigation into the island’s child protection agency, the Premier has confirmed. David Burt told Scott Pearman, the Opposition shadow legal affairs minister, that the $325,000 set aside...

Immigration legislation to tackle the problems faced by mixed-status families is to be tabled in the House of Assembly today. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, will also make a ministerial statement on the subject. The legislation was ...

Drones could be drafted in to help police and other agencies in surveillance and search and rescue missions, the House of Assembly has heard. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said on Wednesday that a specialist from the United Kingdom...

“Unacceptable” conditions at the Westgate men’s prison will be tackled, the Minister of National Security has vowed. Wayne Caines was speaking after inmates at the West End jail highlighted their complaints to him. Mr Caines told the House of Assembl...

Soldiers who break rules on decommissioned weapons will be held accountable, the Minister of National Security has vowed. Wayne Caines told MPs that the Royal Bermuda Regiment behaved with “honour and integrity” and tackled matters “head on”. He was ...

An Opposition MP claimed “something don’t smell right” after he asked a Cabinet minister about the departure of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s former chief executive. Michael Dunkley pressed Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, on th...

No fentanyl overdoses took place at the island’s prison, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told MPs there was “nothing to substantiate” use of the drug. His comments came after Ben Smith, a One Be...

A campaign manager for the Progressive Labour Party died suddenly at the weekend. Keita Wilson was 45. Ms Wilson helped Tinee Furbert’s successful campaign for the St George’s South seat in the 2017 General Election. Ms Furbert said: “I am heartbroke...

An Opposition proposal to set up a Cabinet sub-committee to pave the way for an education authority is irrelevant, the education minister has claimed. Diallo Rabain added that another suggestion for the introduction of an assistant director for maths...

The Minister of Finance is planning to introduce Civil Service payroll numbers to Budget Books so as to provide greater clarity on the size of the public sector. Curtis Dickinson admitted that an understanding of the figures used in recent years need...