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Commissioners highlighted the lack of a performance bond as they heavily criticised the Bermuda Government’s Heritage Wharf development. The project, which ended up costing taxpayers $60 million — $21 million more than the original contract signed in...

The Commission of Inquiry has rejected Derrick Burgess’s claim that he was not aware his cousin, Winters Burgess, and Ewart Brown’s half-brother, Vincent Hollinsid, were principals of the firm tasked with constructing the Dame Lois Browne-Evans build...

Seven Bermuda Government business dealings had evidence of “possible criminal activity” — with the Commission of Inquiry saying it supports ongoing police investigations. Potential wrongdoing was found in five projects related to former premier Ewart...

A “clear conflict of interest” and the possibility of criminal activity. That was the damning verdict on a $1.4 million Bermuda Government contract which Vic Ball recommended be given to Harmony Holdings in April 2009 to provide aggregate for roads. ...

Progressive Labour Party MP Dennis Lister was criticised by the Commission of Inquiry for the part he played in two capital projects. The former Minister of Works and Engineering’s failure to disclose to Cabinet the technical officers’ recommendation...

The Commission of Inquiry has come out in support of the ongoing police investigation into former premier Ewart Brown’s involvement in two contracts with consultancy firm Ambling that were not tendered. The contracts agreed with Ambling, which provid...

A multimillion-dollar advertising contract handed to a friend of Ewart Brown could have yielded greater value for money if it had been put out to tender, the Commission of Inquiry declared. The $14 million deal was awarded to GlobalHue in 2009, a few...

Bermuda Emissions Control Limited was awarded the multimillion-dollar contract to build and operate TCD testing centres on the “personal choice” of Ewart Brown, according to the Commission of Inquiry. The panel found that assurances in 2001 and 2003 ...

A total of eight civil servants were slammed by the Commission of Inquiry over failure to follow the rules on contracts. And one former public servant, Vic Ball, who became a One Bermuda Alliance senator after he retired, was reported to police due t...

The Port Royal Golf Course renovation project was undermined by substandard financial oversight as well as the “unclear, unsatisfactory and inappropriately documented” delegation of responsibility. The Commission of Inquiry’s report found that no doc...

The Commission of Inquiry has recommended increased parliamentary oversight on government spending, according to its official report. Since 2010, the Commission notes, efforts have been made to address areas where violations had been found to occur i...

One Bermuda Alliance Senator Vic Ball offered to resign from the Upper House after his hidden conflict of interest emerged during the Commission of Inquiry. While Mr Ball admitted making no mention of his father having a 50 per cent stake in a compan...