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Rory Field, the Island’s Director of Public Prosecutions of eight years, has tendered his resignation to “take up a new opportunity”, according to Government House.
While Mr Field reported a smooth reception in September 2007, the end of his tenure w...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “joker” waiter who struck a fellow member of staff on the backside with plastic bags has been found guilty of sexual harassment.
As a result, the Fourways restaurant group was ordered to pay $3,500 in damages over its lax response to the incident, ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Questions linger over Marc Bean’s future as Opposition Leader, on the eve of tonight’s emergency meeting of the Progressive Labour Party central committee at party headquarters.
Sources within the PLP suggested a split between the party’s old guard a...
DATE: Dec 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parliament’s latest session consisted largely of “housekeeping legislation”, which was covered with bipartisan support.
Business legislation will be updated with the tabling of the Corporate Service Provider Business Exemption Order, the Government A...
DATE: Nov 30, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Battle lines have been drawn over allegations of mistreatment and mismanagement at Summerhaven, but staff and residents have also rallied behind John Powell, its chairman.
Mr Powell dismissed allegations raised by Progressive Labour Party MP Glenn Bl...
DATE: Nov 30, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public will hear updates in today’s sitting of the House of Assembly on how the Public Access to Information Act has fared in its first months in effect.
Michael Dunkley will offer details, along with the Public Access to Information Amendment Ac...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An engineer’s investigation into the structural failure of Heritage Wharf revealed extensive deterioration of the dock’s thruster walls, sustained within a few years of its official opening.
Certain aspects of the wall’s design also appear to differ ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents have not lost the right to stay informed about changes in their schools, according to education minister Wayne Scott.
However, Mr Scott stressed that the ultimate decision lies with the ministry itself, and that consultation was not the same ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Michael Dunkley has issued a call to women to take advantage of the move to open up the Bermuda Government’s boards and committees.
The Premier told the House of Assembly that members of the public seeking to join boards and committees were now free ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Updates to Public Access to Information Act have gone before Parliament.
It includes a cutting down of the response time for public authorities to give information.
Michael Dunkley told MPs there had been 75 Pati requests so far: 15 have been directe...
DATE: Nov 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell