May 26, 2021
The All-Party Committee to Modernize the Elections Act has held its initial meeting to discuss ways to make voting in Newfoundland and Labrador as accessible as possible. The work of the committee will contribute to amendments to the Elections Act,…
May 12, 2021
The Honourable John Hogan, Minister of Justice and Public Safety, today announced that Allison M. Whelan has been appointed as Commissioner of Lobbyists. Ms. Whelan replaces LeeAnn Montgomery, who had served in the position since 2005. Ms. Whelan is a…
May 6, 2021
The Honourable John Hogan QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety is pleased to announce the province’s newest appointments to the Queen’s Counsel by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The honourary title of Queen’s Counsel recognizes senior lawyers for exceptional…
May 5, 2021
Today, Newfoundland and Labrador will issue a test message of the national emergency alerting system, Alert Ready, at 10:55 a.m. (NDT) and 10:25 a.m. in Labrador (ADT). Residents need not take any action when receiving this test message. The Alert…
May 4, 2021
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable John Hogan, QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: “On behalf of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, I extend my sincerest gratitude to Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief…
May 4, 2021
Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 5), provincial and territorial emergency management organizations will be issuing public test messages through Alert Ready, the national emergency alerting system. Newfoundland and Labrador will issue one test message to be distributed over television, radio and to…
April 21, 2021
The Honourable John Hogan, QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, is taking the first step in modernizing the Elections Act,1991 by convening an All-Party Committee to identify means to enhance accessibility of voting in Newfoundland and…
April 20, 2021
The follow statement was read today by the Honourable John Hogan, QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: Mr. Speaker, policing in this province can be traced back to 1729. It was after the British forces at…
March 26, 2021
The Provincial Government is monitoring forecast information on an approaching weather system anticipated to affect parts of the province beginning tonight (Friday, March 26) and continuing through Saturday. A deep low-pressure system will track south of the island on Saturday….
March 19, 2021
The following statement was issued today by Lloyd M. Strickland, Director of Public Prosecutions: “The Crown will be appealing the recent decision that led to an acquittal for Robert Picco. Mr. Picco had been charged with four counts of causing…
