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Suspected criminals could see conditions attached to their police bail in future if it’s believed it would protect their safety. An amendment to the Bail Act, tabled on Friday March 18, adds to the list of circumstances in which officers may apply co...

A 68-year-old man was arrested in the Senate last week for “prevention of breach of peace”. In 2009 Burnell Cross was found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously disturbing the Senate. In July of that year he screamed obscenities at Senator Kim Wilson...

Child abuse and neglect have increased as a result of families in crisis, according to Senator LaVerne Furbert. Sen Furbert also said the Department of Financial Assistance’s Budget has been cut by $1 million despite the fact that 400 additional peop...

The Post Office has transformed its performance following new rules forcing people to have their mailboxes properly numbered and labelled. Junior Economy Minister Ashfield DeVent said 92 percent of all mail is now delivered within two working days up...

Independent Senator Walwyn Hughes questioned whether Government would be able to meet its promised 15 percent spending cuts as Senators debated the Budget. “In 2009-2010 the supplementary estimates to the Budget were $83 million,” he said. “In 2010-...

The financial statements for the Ministers and Senators pension fund are four years out of date. Yesterday the 2007 statement for the fund was tabled, it stated there were $7.28 million in net assets available for benefits. This was up $560,000 from...

Workers injured on the job will get more compensation under legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday. The amendment to the law increases the amount payable from a maximum of $170 a week to two-thirds of a person’s earnings at the time th...