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A magistrate has appealed to police to launch an investigation into allegations of misconduct against two officers without “further procrastination or incompetence”.
Khamisi Tokunbo claimed the Bermuda Police Service had used “delay tactics” to avoid...
DATE: May 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Royal Caribbean has cancelled plans to homeport its Vision of the Seas ship in Bermuda for seven-night cruises to the Bahamas.
But Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it was hoped that the cruise company would be able to resume normal schedu...
DATE: May 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Doctors are prescribing a drug to treat Covid-19 which health officials in Bermuda and overseas have warned against because of the risk of serious harm.
A handful of doctors are offering patients Ivermectin – an anti-parasitic medicine – with the kno...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
When a doctor’s 93-year-old grandmother was admitted to hospital with Covid-19, he knew there was not much that could be done to help her.
Kyjuan Brown knew treatment options for people with the coronavirus were very limited.
But he was aware of a ch...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
Almost $1 million was paid to a company owned by the Government’s chief fintech adviser for technology to help tackle the coronavirus crisis.
The news was revealed in a list of health ministry spending on coronavirus-related contracts.
A notice publi...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A company owned by a Regulatory Authority board member has been paid almost $112,000 for IT services after the watchdog failed to put the work out to tender, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A public access to information notice on the Regulatory Author...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The head of the police internal discipline unit has returned to Britain and a Bermudian officer has replaced her.
The announcement that Superintendent Gillian Murray – seconded from the British Transport Police – had left the island came more than fi...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A report revealing the public’s views on a proposal to close nine primary schools, renovate nine others and build a new primary school in Devonshire will be released by the end of June, the Ministry of Education has promised.
Consultation on the Prop...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A convicted sex offender has launched a legal bid to avoid being deported back to his homeland of Jamaica.
Brittonie Taylor, released from Westgate last October after serving eight years for a serious sex assault, will ask the Supreme Court today to ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The Ministry of Finance has said it needs more time to respond to a request for records on a multimillion-dollar contract awarded to an unlicensed debt collection company.
Oarrs Inc was awarded the contract to manage a claw back of almost $75 million...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor