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Marijuana, heroin and cocaine remain the most commonly used illegal drugs in Bermuda, according to the annual report from the Bermuda Drug Information Network. The study by the Department of National Drug Control, released today, provides analysis of...

The Men’s Treatment Centre at the Nelson Bascome Substance Abuse Centre has received international accreditation. The centre, which is under the auspices of the Department for National Drug Control, has been given a one-year International Accreditati...

The Island is making headway on gang violence, even as the community mourns the loss of 26-year-old Rickai Swan, who was shot dead on Friday. “Despite the shock that comes with any shooting, the evidence indicates that significant progress is being m...

The One Bermuda Alliance will host a town hall meeting at Penno’s Wharf tonight hosted by the ruling party’s Members of Parliament for the area. Kenneth Bascome, Nandi Outerbridge and Suzanne Roberts-Holshouser will oversee brief presentations by a v...

Firearms could easily have been smuggled into the Island’s jails, according to a review of prison facilities by the Treatment of Offenders Board. However, according to Lt Col Edward Lamb, the Commissioner of Corrections, such concerns are well known ...

Governor George Fergusson and Premier Michael Dunkley sold poppies on the streets of Hamilton today to raise funds for military veterans. Mr Fergusson was distributing the blooms — worn to commemorate the sacrifices of the Armed Forces and to show s...

CCTV cameras in crime hot spots were put out of order this week because the power supply had been cut off. New provider BAS Serco — which won the contract, worth $6.3 million of public money — did not return calls about the latest problem to hit the ...

The Island needs its own National Intelligence Agency to take on organised crime and “prolific priority offenders”, according to the independent National Security and Defence Review released on Friday. And the Department of Corrections has issues req...

Review designed to give ‘outside look’ at inter-agency communications, ability to counter armed violence and law enforcement on the ocean By Gareth Finighan A newly-formed committee tasked with seeking ways of improving national security will begin w...

Newly appointed Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has pledged to reinforce police resources and take a comprehensive approach to combat gang and gun violence. Cognisant of the need to create viable employment in a recession however, the Minister...

Problems associated with gang members crossing “territorial lines” over Cup Match were yesterday downplayed by National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief. He said police were “planning for the worst but expecting the best from people” in the lead-in...