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A new senator was sworn in yesterday morning to replace disgraced ex-member of the Upper House Curtis Richardson. A ceremony at Government House saw the Reverend Emilygail Dill fill the vacant post and also become a junior minister for National Secur...

An Opposition senator accused the Premier of playing favourites with the appointment of MPs and senators to Government boards. Marcus Jones, the shadow economic development minister, told the Upper House that David Burt awarded influential positions ...

The Premier failed to show “respect” to Progressive Labour Party MPs in the way he handled the rent scandal involving a senator, senior sources said yesterday. A PLP insider said that the first MPs heard about Curtis Richardson’s $19,000 rent arrears...

Dear Sir, As each day passes, the Progressive Labour Party comments on the latest “Rentgate” affair makes matters worse. When any government legislates rules and regulates for the benefit of its residents, it has to be above the law if the general pu...

The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by a Progressive Labour Party senator has appealed to people with questions about the behaviour of the Premier during the controversy to bombard him with demands for answers on his social media site...

The Progressive Labour Party leadership strongly defended the appointment of a disgraced senator who resigned after a frail elderly woman broke down in tears in court as she told of the toll imposed on her health by the $19,000 rent debt he repeatedl...

David Burt, the Premier, must give a full statement to Parliament explaining why he appointed disgraced Senator Curtis Richardson to the Upper House despite being warned of his mounting rent arrears to a frail elderly woman, the Opposition insisted. ...

The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by disgraced senator Curtis Richardson demanded an explanation from the Premier yesterday on why he ignored their warnings about the debt and appointed him to the Upper House. Ms Harvey’s daughter, ...

A controversial senator and junior minister quit last night in the face of mounting criticism after it was revealed he owed an elderly woman $19,000 in unpaid rent. Curtis Richardson will resign his seat in the Upper House and position as junior nati...

A controversial senator tonight quit the Upper House after a court case over $19,000 unpaid rent to an elderly woman. Curtis Richardson resigned after a growing storm of criticism of his position after his former landlady Margaret Harvey gave evidenc...

The Premier was made aware of concerns over a senator’s rent arrears by a senior Civil Servant before he appointed him to the Upper House and made him a junior minister, The Royal Gazette can reveal. E-mails between the Harvey family and Marc Telema...

Resignation may be the “best option” for a controversial senator and junior minister after a court heard he had failed to pay $19,000 in rent arrears to his elderly former landlady, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons said: “Wh...