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A contract for new, island-wide CCTV security cameras will be awarded after a Cabinet review, according to Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security. A procurement notice posted by the ministry in July called for a hybrid fibre-optic and wirel...

A review of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service will include an assessment of manpower needs and its recruitment criteria, the national security minister said this week. Michael Weeks said the service had roughly 77 staff at present, but he said he w...

Assets seized from criminals by the courts should be allocated to cash-strapped emergency services, it has been claimed. Michael Dunkley of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance said it was essential that the police, fire service, and the Departments...

Customs officers are unable to protect Bermuda’s borders because of a lack of staff and equipment, according to documents obtained by The Royal Gazette. Officers have filed more than 50 complaints with the Bermuda Public Services Union, ranging from...

An Assistant Commissioner of Police noted “striking similarities” in the challenges faced by Bermuda and Caribbean islands after an international law enforcement conference. Antoine Daniels and Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, recent...

Hurricane Earl has passed the island as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect, and tropical storm-force winds are expected to continue this morning, along with dangerous seas with...

Teamwork between Bermuda and the United States Coast Guard is growing beyond cracking down on illegal fishing in the island’s water, according to US Consul General Karen Grissette. The partnership is to expand in the areas of search and rescue, law e...

Residents were asked to behave responsibly and think of others when they enjoy themselves over the long holiday weekend. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, also warned that there will be a visible presence of police and other uniformed...

Gang violence and the murder of our countrymen in the streets is something we must see come to an end. We are all tired of losing loved ones, going to yet another funeral of someone gone too soon, and seeing too many of us become desensitised to this...

The public is invited to attend a meeting on community violence tomorrow. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, will host the meeting with speakers also including Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police, and Bishop Leroy Bean, of the Ga...

Dear Sir, I read where a Progressive Labour Party representative defended the track record of the PLP on gang violence but without any real analysis whatsoever. Or maybe the reporter just neglected to ask pertinent questions? In any case, the concern...