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Opposition MP Louise Jackson last night urged Bermuda Hospitals Board to explain why its chief of staff was on administrative leave.
Dr Donald Thomas, who joined BHB in 2007, was placed on leave on Thursday, as revealed in Saturday's edition of The R...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The president of the Court of Appeal has spoken out about why he has ordered proceedings in his courtroom not to be recorded, despite it being standard practice in the UK.
Edward Zacca, in a joint statement with Charlene Scott, the registrar of the c...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
A serving policeman is the subject of a third of the unresolved grievances being dealt with by the Police Complaints Authority.
The independent board, which is currently investigating 24 active complaints, told The Royal Gazette in a statement: “Of t...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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Sam Strangeways
The top civil servant at the Bermuda Archives has yet to be reinstated after almost ten months on administrative leave — but the Cabinet Secretary won’t reveal if she’s still being paid her $144,000-a-year salary.
Donald Scott told The Royal Gazette ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has suggested it’s “unrealistic” to expect the volunteer Police Complaints Authority to turn around grievances in a new two- to three-month time frame set by Government.
As revealed by The Royal Gazette last week, the board has...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox questioned yesterday whether concerns raised about the misuse of public funds were connected to Bermuda having a black government.
The Finance Minister was speaking at a press conference where she announced former Bermuda Land Devel...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new scholarship for TN Tatem students aims to encourage them to keep on studying long after they leave the middle school.
Five high-achieving pupils have picked up awards totalling $10,000 this year, but they won’t be able to access the funds until...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opposition MPs yesterday called for Bermuda to ensure ships registered here maintain the highest possible standards.
Shadow Government Estates Minister Cole Simons asked for an update from the Transport Minister on an incident in April when a Bermuda...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The independent board which investigates complaints about police officers has yet to resolve grievances lodged by members of the public as long as four years ago.
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA), which is without a chairman, has previously admi...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Sam Strangeways
An actuary who was found guilty of driving while using a hand-held device has appealed her conviction and sentence in the Supreme Court.
A lawyer for Catherine Farnsworth claimed the iPod she was wearing when she was stopped by police on Front Street...
DATE: Jul 04, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
