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The Government has denied it withheld encrypted e-mails from the public about a taxpayer-funded payout of almost a quarter of a million dollars to protesters who shut down Parliament. But it did not release the messages yesterday nor did it give any...

E-mails sent by a senior civil servant about a taxpayer-funded payout of almost a quarter of a million dollars to protesters who shut down Parliament were withheld from the public because they were encrypted. The messages should have been reviewed an...

Dear Sir, In response to the article published in The Royal Gazette on December 2, 2021, where MP Ben Smith was interviewed on matters with the Joint Select Committee for the events of December 2, 2016. It was stated by the MP Smith that “Robyn [ie,...

The infamous protest on December 2, 2016 and its aftermath prompted The Royal Gazette and others to seek out public records that might shed light on events. The Public Access to Information Act had been in effect for about 20 months and had already b...

The Premier gave two Cabinet ministers a tight deadline to bring about a “definitive resolution” to a civil lawsuit brought by protesters who were pepper-sprayed by police five years ago today. David Burt issued an e-mail decree to Attorney-General K...

Legislation likely to give police wider powers in line with England and Wales when dealing with marches and static protests is “being considered”, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Antoine Daniels, the Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the potential...

David Burt said yesterday that nothing could “erase the memory” of the December 2, 2016 clash outside Parliament and "what was done to peaceful protesters“. The Premier issued a statement to The Royal Gazette in response to questions for our coverage...

The December 2, 2016 protest was not the first mass demonstration to take place during the One Bermuda Alliance’s term in office. A number of rallies were staged in the months before that day. On July 15, 2014, there was a massive march on Governmen...

The police commanders who led the December 2, 2016 operation to gain access to Parliament chose a tactic which they were told that morning could result in injuries to the public, including some seniors, and officers. An e-mail, released to The Royal ...

The head of the independent Police Complaints Authority “seriously” considered “bailing” after the Government failed to hire a lawyer to represent the committee when it was sued by protesters. Chairman Jeffrey Elkinson told fellow authority members i...

Secrecy still surrounds the decision-making that led to a payout of almost a quarter of a million dollars from the public purse to 28 people who protested outside Parliament on December 2, 2016, and their lawyers. Five years on from the infamous clas...

A new government administration keen to prove its ability to jump-start an economy left moribund after the recession of 2008 came to the public with a major infrastructure proposal in 2014. Communications staff for Bob Richards, the finance minister,...