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A “misunderstanding” at the heart of disputes over the Government’s plans for a new airport terminal was discussed at length before yesterday’s Commission of Inquiry. Anthony Manders, the Financial Secretary, told the commission he had never been in ...

Dear Sir, A quagmire of corruption, with the slave perception enunciated, will not blind the law with pity or considerations. Facts are facts, and as the Commission of Inquiry proceeds, all will be revealed for us to know why our beautiful little isl...

Dear Sir, The following is an open letter to Derrick Burgess. If Narinder Hargun is “from South Africa” — a big “if” — he would have lived at least 30 years under apartheid. As one who would have been classified as Indian under that regime, he would ...

Dennis Lister yesterday told the Commission of Inquiry he had no personal interest in going against the recommendation of technical officers over which firm was given the contract for the Dame Lois Browne-Evans project. The former Minister of Works a...

A longstanding bone of contention over the airport redevelopment project resurfaced as Curtis Stovell, the Accountant-General, addressed the matter before the Commission of Inquiry. Mr Stovell, who has appeared before the Public Account Committee on ...

The Commission of Inquiry yesterday issued a fresh subpoena to Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd after the two entities clashed in Supreme Court over the validity of the initial summons. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley advised the action after conceding that t...

Former Minister of Finance and Premier Paula Cox told Commission of Inquiry lawyer Narinder Hargun repeatedly that while there could be “co-parenting” between ministries and joint interests with major capital projects, there had been no delegation un...

Former Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess launched a stinging attack on the Commission of Inquiry and its lawyer yesterday, repeatedly comparing the way he was being questioned to an attempt to “re-enact slavery” and declaring he felt like he was before ...

A civil servant accused in 2008 of conspiring to defame former Premier Ewart Brown and former Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess spoke publicly about the accusations for the first time yesterday. Government chief architect Lawrence Brady, who was arreste...

The construction company awarded the $70 million contract to build the Magistrates’ Court and police station in Hamilton went on to donate $27,000 to the Progressive Labour Party. The Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday that Landmark Lisgar, which ...

Two government witnesses have answered the Commission of Inquiry’s questions on the airport redevelopment project. According to a statement from the commission, chairman Sir Anthony Evans informed counsel at the start of yesterday’s hearings that me...

A controversial contract with an overseas consultancy, which was approved by Cabinet during Ewart Brown’s tenure as Premier and Minister of Tourism, came under the spotlight yesterday at the Commission of Inquiry. The $1.7 million deal with Atlanta-b...