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The island’s gambling regulator splashed out almost $600,000 on legal services over the past two years, it was revealed yesterday.
The figure was reported as the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission published details in the Official Gazette of all the co...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Cabinet Office minister Walton Brown revealed yesterday that the Government has not found the money for a Commission of Inquiry into “land grabs” and property theft, nor has it asked Britain to pay for one.
Mr Brown, who first proposed an inquiry and...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
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The rights of children in Bermuda will come under the spotlight at a major conference in Japan next week.
Tiffanne Thomas, an independent social worker, has been invited to speak on child protection and the influence of culture on a country’s protect...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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A pressure group has asked the Government to keep a promise to launch an investigation into Bermuda’s history of “land grabs” and property theft.
The Civil Justice Advocacy Group wants a firm timeline for when a commission will be set up and details ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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The island’s gambling regulator has refused to release details about its finances and played its cards close to its chest on other documents in its possession.
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission stonewalled a request from The Royal Gazette to relea...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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The information commissioner has backed a decision by the Government to withhold legal advice related to the island’s multimillion-dollar airport redevelopment.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, in a decision made public on Monday, ruled the Ministry of Finance w...
DATE: Jan 10, 2019
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Taxpayers’ money was poured into the failed Sandys 360 sports centre even after its management stopped payment of social insurance contributions and land tax, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the information commissioner, scrutinise...
DATE: Jan 03, 2019
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The Bermuda Police Service have been ordered to look through their files for minutes of meetings held by the Bermuda Police Association after they failed to conduct an “adequate” search in the wake of a public access to information request.
The Pati ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2018
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An Opposition MP has accused the Government of a rush to table a Bill in Parliament that “seeks to reduce the level of support for Bermudian children in the court system”.
Scott Pearman, the shadow legal affairs minister, criticised the Progressive L...
DATE: Dec 07, 2018
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A social worker is to sue the Government for more than $2.6 million over a failure to pay for her work as an independent advocate for children in court.
Lawyers for Tiffanne Thomas have filed a civil action against the Attorney-General and Accountant...
DATE: Dec 07, 2018
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