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Rumours that the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory could be privatised have been shot down by the Ministry of Health. A Ministry spokeswoman said: “The lab serves as an excellent model of how publicly owned services can reduce healthcare costs. “The G...

Campaigners against the closure of a primary school said they would fight to the end to prevent the historic institution as they staged a car rally on the weekend. About 100 people gathered at the field at West End Primary School in Sandys, many wear...

The Government hopes to install solar panels on the roof of the Transport Control Department on North Street in Hamilton. According to a planning application, the proposed system would include 376 panels, each of which could produce 400 Watts of elec...

New look ferry docks in Hamilton and Dockyard are on the cards. The Ministry of Public Works has submitted a request for proposal for the refurbishment for the floating docks at three locations. The RFP, published in the Official Gazette on Monday, s...

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision to fire a childcare worker for drinking on the job. The Department of Child and Family Services fired Cheyra Bell in February 2019 after Derrick Binns, the Head of the Public Service, found she was guilty of gr...

The boats and moorings section of Marine & Ports will shut early next Monday for computer system work. The section will close at noon for a data system overhaul and reopen for its normal hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm on Tuesday.

Work to create a second Covid-safe courtroom is expected to be completed by the end of next month, according to the Ministry of Public Works. A spokesman for the Ministry said that Magistrates’ Court 4 – which had been used to hold Supreme Court hear...

The developers behind the St Regis hotel project have asked for retroactive approval for several changes to the hotel's design weeks before it is set to open. An application, submitted to the Development Applications Board this week on behalf of dev...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an allegation of malfeasance by a mother against the Department of Child and Family Services. The appellant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sought damages for pain and suffering caused by supervision ord...

Plans to build a new headquarters for the Department of Parks still face scrutiny over whether or not the project is affordable, the Government said. Architectural design firms were invited earlier this year to submit proposals to design a new buildi...

Walk-in service at the Department of Ageing and Disability Services has been put on hold due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases. A spokeswoman said the Department will remain open and accept telephone calls on 292-7802 between 8.45am and 4.45pm o...

Passers-by were treated to a small-scale but big sound concert on the steps of City Hall yesterday. Musicians CuSh Evans and Brittany Cox, who uses the stage name Brixx, were featured in the latest hour-long Creative Live! performance. The concert se...