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The information commissioner has ruled that the Ministry of Education failed twice to comply with public access to information legislation when it was asked to release records by The Royal Gazette about a money-raising scheme for public school buildi...
DATE: Nov 07, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
About 100 Marine and Ports workers downed tools in Hamilton and Dockyard yesterday morning in a row over new contracts issued to seasonal workers.
The ferry service was disrupted after employees stopped work at about 9am.
They returned before noon, a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police are to begin recording instances of hate crimes perpetrated against members of the island’s LGBT community, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Bermuda Police Service’s quarterly and annual crime statistics do not include information about crime...
DATE: Oct 27, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Legislation to ban politicians from involvement in the gaming industry for two years after they leave office is being proposed.
A draft Bill to amend the Casino Gaming Act has been drawn up by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission but elements of it a...
DATE: Oct 24, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Environmental health officials have refused to reveal the health and safety “grades” given to every restaurant in Bermuda.
The information was requested by The Royal Gazette under the Public Access to Information Act but the Department of Health’s in...
DATE: Oct 22, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A children’s charity is urging MPs to focus on a raft of initiatives to tackle the root causes of gang violence and improve the lives of the island’s youngest.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children yesterday released a 38-point plan, which inc...
DATE: Oct 20, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opponents of same-sex marriage have been “blacklisted” by businesses and fear repercussions from the LGBT community for their views, a court heard yesterday.
Delroy Duncan, lawyer for Preserve Marriage, made the claim in the Supreme Court, as he argu...
DATE: Oct 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The company responsible for conducting annual safety and emissions inspections on vehicles in Bermuda yesterday failed to comply with a fresh summons to produce documents to the Commission of Inquiry.
And a lawyer for Bermuda Emissions Control Limite...
DATE: Oct 12, 2016
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A civil servant accused in 2008 of conspiring to defame former Premier Ewart Brown and former Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess spoke publicly about the accusations for the first time yesterday.
Government chief architect Lawrence Brady, who was arreste...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The construction company awarded the $70 million contract to build the Magistrates’ Court and police station in Hamilton went on to donate $27,000 to the Progressive Labour Party.
The Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday that Landmark Lisgar, which ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways