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A couple whose cruise to Bermuda was cancelled because of a tropical storm had to wait five months to get a refund of their Travel Authorisation fees from the Government.
Rob Butler, who was due to visit the island with his wife, Jean, in June, said ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez is to challenge a court ruling which found that she did not have the right to examine all records held by public authorities.
The judgment, issued by Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams at the start of this...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A government health clinic which was shut down after sewage from a neighbouring property was pumped into the building’s drinking water tank will not fully reopen this year.
The Hamilton Health Clinic, at 67 Victoria Street, closed down after the cont...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has refused to share the job advertisement for its vacant chief executive position — or say how many internal applicants have applied for the six-figure salary post.
The publicly funded quango said last month it would fi...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A raft of decisions made by Bermuda’s employment tribunal have finally been made public — more than a year after a change in the law required their disclosure.
But the parties involved in the disputes have been anonymised, meaning employers found to ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A serving police officer remains suspended on full pay after being arrested for an alleged criminal offence two months ago.
Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that the male officer was arrested on July 28 and ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will try to fill its vacant top position internally rather than conduct another global search for a new chief executive, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The publicly funded quango announced in June that Charles Jeffers III...
DATE: Sep 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A police constable was fired yesterday for “gross misconduct” after failing to admit witnessing a serious crime, according to Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police.
The terminated officer was not identified in a statement released by police.
The...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A commission into land grabs appointed by the Premier “acted unfairly and unlawfully on a number of fronts” and its findings should be overturned, a court heard.
LeYoni Junos told the Supreme Court that she was challenging the report of the Commissio...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A new video has been released highlighting how the Information Commissioner’s Office upholds the rights of those who request records under public access to information legislation.
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said: “When Bermudians a...
DATE: Jun 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways