3867 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Gareth Finighan
A ruling rejecting claims by a police officer that he had been the victim of discrimination has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Detective Sergeant David Bhagwan had called for a judicial review into Bermuda Police Service promotion procedures af...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Members of a commission of inquiry into cases of illegal land grabs were correct to reject a complaint on the grounds that it did not come under its remit, a lawyer has argued.
Delroy Duncan QC, said that commissioners dismissed several complaints by...
DATE: Jul 14, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Lawyers for the Government have defended a Commission of Inquiry set up by the Premier to investigate historic land grabs.
The commission was formed by David Burt in November 2019 with a remit to “inquire into historic losses of citizens’ property in...
DATE: Jul 13, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A commission set up to investigate alleged land grabs acted beyond its powers by changing its own terms of reference, a court has heard.
The claim was made on the first day of a judicial review into the conduct of the Commission of Inquiry into Histo...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A freeze on gas prices is “unsustainable”, fuel companies have warned.
A block on pump payment increases has been touted by David Burt, the Premier, as one of the Government’s flagship moves to try and limit the cost-of-living crisis.
But fuel compan...
DATE: Jul 09, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The owners of the Cambridge Beaches resort have been granted a string of tax breaks for the next ten years while the property undergoes significant upgrades.
Under an order presented in the House of Assembly yesterday, Cambridge Beaches Holdings Limi...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Tourism
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man was murdered and another was injured in a shooting in Flatts yesterday morning, police said.
Officers attended after several reports of gunshots just after 1.10am in the area of Paradise Lane and Middle Road, Smith’s.
Patrol cars arrived at th...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda is in “a better financial position” than expected earlier in the year, the Premier, David Burt, told the House this morning.
Mr Burt, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that when the Budget was presented in February, revenues for the c...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A number of litigation guardians who represent children in court have now been appointed following months of training.
Tinee Furburt, the Minister for Social Development, made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterday morning.
She did not s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A female visitor is in intensive care with serious head injuries following an accident in Sandys
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan