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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...

Ways to support businesses as the island moves to end single-use plastics will be looked at, the Government has said. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, explained that it was planned to implement the change in a way that allowed the best re...

Friends and family said farewell to former MP Darius Tucker yesterday in a funeral service at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton. Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, both attended the servi...

Solar power installations across the island are to be funded by a boost to the home affairs budget. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the $1 million increase, which will take his budget to $18.7 million, would help to create a secure and ...

The Government will take legal advice before deciding whether same-sex marriages that have already happened will be voided

A crackdown on thieves who raid farmers’ fields was promised by the home affairs minister. Walter Roban, also the Deputy Premier, said he continued to hold talks with farmers about the increase in produce theft and security measures that have proved ...

A three-year action plan to bring additional protection for Bermuda’s marine environment in partnership with Britain has begun to be drafted. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday that efforts to bring the ...

Taxpayers have still to be told the cost of two trips to Europe by the Premier despite a Government pledge it would “continuously” update information on ministerial expenses overseas. David Burt attended a meeting of the leaders of the UK Overseas Te...

Farmers have had the chance to discuss their problems with thefts from fields with a Government minister. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, met farmers to talk about the problems they faced – including theft of crops at night – and ways the se...

A “substantially lower” building permit fee was offered to the developers of a solar farm at the airport, a home affairs ministry spokesman has confirmed. He added that the reduced rate – understood to be $100,000 – was justified because of the site’...

A target date for the completion of the island’s first large-scale solar farm was repeatedly changed, records have revealed. Updates between the Government and Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, the developer of the six-megawatt plant at the airport, showed tha...

A company running everyday operations at the Finger solar farm is expected to remain on the job if a change of control is completed. BAC Universal Electric is responsible for repairs and maintenance at the six-megawatt plant, which was developed by S...