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A recommendation that people involved with three international sporting events get tested for the coronavirus has been issued – almost a month after the events were held.
David Kendell, the director of the Department of Health, wrote in a November 27...
DATE: Dec 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A petition to extend the Covid-19 quarantine period for people who arrive in Bermuda from overseas was tonight rejected by the Government.
Sabrina Ledyaev and Alaina Cubbon gathered almost 600 signatures by 2pm today after they launched the change.o...
DATE: Dec 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A plan to add blockchain technology to Bermuda’s land title registry has been dropped by the Government, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
David Burt, the Premier, announced the project, in conjunction with the Bitfury Group, more than two years ago as p...
DATE: Nov 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Companies affiliated with a cryptocurrency exchange facing criminal and civil charges in the United States for allegedly facilitating money laundering may yet get a licence to operate in Bermuda, according to the Government’s fintech consultant.
Deni...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A developer who faced criminal charges over a failed Hamilton hotel project has made a complaint to the Bar Council about his former lawyers.
Michael MacLean, who had all the charges against him dropped in the Supreme Court in January 2019, filed the...
DATE: Nov 18, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A search is under way to find the closest surviving relative of a Second World War veteran from Bermuda who features in a wartime photo album.
Donald E. Henderson, from Somerset, was aged just 22 and believed to be serving in the British Royal Navy w...
DATE: Nov 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Allegations of “negative and aggressive” behaviour and an “unhealthy culture” have been made about the public body which investigates government mismanagement.
A letter that listed concerns about the independent Office of the Ombudsman has been leake...
DATE: Nov 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A police officer fired for misconduct who won an appeal against the decision has launched a legal action to get back on the beat.
Police constable Oswin Pereira lost his job in January after a disciplinary panel found he used “excessive force” on a t...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A review of decisions about officer conduct made by the Bermuda Police Service’s head of professional standards is under way after it was found she did not have the authority to make them because of a legal technicality.
Detective Superintendent Gill...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Commissioner of Police has accused a “small minority” of officers under investigation over their behaviour on the job for the launch of a social media attack against him.
Stephen Corbishley said he had hired a lawyer to block further sharing of t...
DATE: Oct 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor