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An American who claims an island off Southampton may have been misappropriated from her family a century ago is calling on others with evidence of “land grabs” to join forces for a class-action lawsuit.
Helen Muise said affected families should consi...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The police have published details under public access to information of the salaries being paid to three consultants.
A notice published by the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) in the Official Gazette listed contracts ending March 31, 2022, with special ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Deborah Brown, mother of OBA MP Nandi Outerbridge: “I saw the protesters standing in the front lines shoving Nandi in the chest with their hands and arms … They were shoving her and preventing her from walking through the crowd and towards the ga...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A lawyer who worked in Bermuda for a billionaire software tycoon and who was scheduled to testify against him at a high-profile tax evasion trial told a court yesterday his former boss had broken no laws in the United States, it has been reported.
Ev...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Crime figures for 2019 and 2018 were released last night – after three-and-a-half years without reports.
The 2019 report released by Bermuda Police Service showed criminal offences at their second lowest level since comparable figures were given in 2...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s top police officer quit his post last week with almost two years to run on his contract. The Royal Gazette takes a look at the tumultuous three year tenure of Stephen Corbishley, now the former Commissioner of Police.
Stephen Corbis...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A public authority involved in an inquiry into misconduct claims against the head of the island’s child protection agency has claimed it does not have a report on the investigation’s findings.
Gina Hurst-Maybury, the acting permanent secretary at the...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A bakery told customers yesterday it was working hard to “regroup” and open its doors again after a tough year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Cake Shop, on Curving Avenue, Pembroke, posted a message on Facebook to explain why it had yet to reop...
DATE: Sep 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
An Australian cryptocurrency mogul living in Bermuda is facing extradition to the US to face money laundering charges.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Gregory Dwyer, a senior employee for the cryptocurrency derivative exchange platform BitMEX...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Fewer than 40 per cent of staff in long-term care centres have full immunisation against Covid-19, health ministry estimates have revealed.
The ministry, in response to a public access to information request from The Royal Gazette, said an estimated...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways