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Governor Sir Richard Gozney, yesterday, urged anyone with evidence of criminality in relation to the over-budget TCD construction project to come forward.
But his comments sparked criticism from Premier Ewart Brown, whose Transport Ministry took resp...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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Tributes were paid yesterday to two senior civil servants who died unexpectedly at the weekend — Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Clarence Davis and Tax Commissioner Michael Crichlow.
Mr. Davis is understood to have suffered a stroke on Saturday aft...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Police have attended two reported firearms incidents in Pembroke this lunchtime.
The first was at about 1.15 p.m. when gunshots were heard on Overview Hill.
A Police spokesman told The Royal Gazette: “There was no report of any injuries.”
The second ...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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Taxpayers shelled out $10 million more than expected for the Island's three vehicle safety and emissions testing centres after Government "relinquished control" to two linked private companies, the Auditor General has revealed.
Heather Jacobs Matthew...
DATE: Oct 22, 2010
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Claims of cronyism have dogged the Government's vehicle safety and emissions testing programme for years — and last night there was no let up in the criticism.
Opposition MPs said the findings of Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews in her special...
DATE: Oct 22, 2010
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A man who claims he was kicked in the head by a Police constable will have his complaint reviewed by an independent board next week.
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) will, on Tuesday, take its first look at allegations made by Troy Smith, 28.
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DATE: Oct 21, 2010
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A nursing assistant told a court yesterday that the "inhumane treatment" by relatives of alleged elder abuse victim "Auntie Em" gave her the courage to rescue the partially-blind great-grandmother.
Yvonne Dawson said she took Wilhelmina Liburd, who i...
DATE: Oct 15, 2010
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Politicians, union leaders and readers of The Royal Gazette have weighed into the discussion on the Uighurs' job situation.
As reported this week, the four former Guantánamo Bay prisoners have been made redundant from their jobs as groundsmen at Port...
DATE: Oct 15, 2010
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The Uighurs have been found new jobs in the private sector for when they leave Port Royal Golf Course, according to Premier Ewart Brown.
He issued a joint statement with Labour Minister David Burch yesterday afternoon, in which he said Government had...
DATE: Oct 14, 2010
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A nursing assistant who took alleged elder abuse victim "Auntie Em" into her own home will today aim to persuade a magistrate that the senior's adopted daughter owes her $25,000.
Yvonne Dawson launched her civil claim against Rosamund Hayward in earl...
DATE: Oct 14, 2010
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