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The notion expressed by Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of National Security, that the Cannabis Licensing Act that passed in the House of Assembly on February 19, 2021, was a result of devious planning by the Government to use as a pro-independe...

The Budget does very little to help the non-profit sector, charity leaders said yesterday. Jennifer Burland-Adams, the co-chair of the Non-Profit Division of the Chamber of Commerce, said that she was “disappointed” workers with registered charities ...

A 10 per cent public sector pay cut last year will not be extended in the 2021-22 Budget, the Premier revealed last night. David Burt wrote on twitter: “We are most proud to recognise the sacrifice of public sector workers by presenting a budget that...

Last Friday, there was a General Election held in our sister Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Bermudian Colony Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller...

Joseph H Rainey, “Speech Made in Reply to An Attack Upon the Colored State Legislators of South Carolina by Representative Cox of New York”, 1871 Joseph Hayne Rainey, born in Georgetown, South Carolina to enslaved parents in 1832, became on ...

The Senate’s independents could hold the balance of power in a vote next week on a controversial Bill to create a legal framework senators in the Upper House for a cannabis industry. There are five Progressive Labour Party senators and three Oppositi...

More knowledge about dementia could help stop people “suffering in silence”, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said. Tinee Furbert appealed to members of the public after the launch of a campaign to boost support for people affected ...

Political allies and colleagues said a last farewell to a veteran trade unionist today. LaVerne Furbert, who died earlier this month, was praised as a “lioness”, a “warrior” and “a voice for the voiceless” David Burt, the Premier, told the congregat...

The cruelty demonstrated by the police involved in the death of George Floyd begged the question as to whether that was an example of “a few bad apples” or the revelation of a systemic reality. Out of the historic global response to that tragedy, tr...

Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, has rejected calls to abolish “coerced” collective worship in schools. Mr Rabain said he supported legislation which dictates that schools “shall begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in at...

An Opposition senator is facing renewed pressure to resign after publicly supporting former US President Donald Trump. Senator Marcus Jones claimed he was a “staunch” supporter of Mr Trump in a Facebook post last month, adding that he would pray for ...

When is the truth the truth? You know, when we can just see it and acknowledge it? Maybe dealing with it is another matter, but there must be a common ground for what is clearly visible. If you see something that can fly, swims and paddles in the wa...