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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...

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...

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 ...

A controversial contract with an overseas consultancy, which was approved by Cabinet during Ewart Brown’s tenure as Premier and Minister of Tourism, came under the spotlight yesterday at the Commission of Inquiry. The $1.7 million deal with Atlanta-b...

A senior civil servant told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday how a “weakness” existed when it came to checking that government contracts were put out to tender and Cabinet approval was given before public funds were spent. Thomasina Hassell, chief...

A “concerted effort” to change the culture within the civil service regarding financial rules has been made of late, Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns told a hearing yesterday. Giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry, Dr Binns said: “The attitude ...

Ewart Brown, the former Premier, may claim privilege and refuse to answer questions when called as a witness at the Commission of Inquiry. The second day of the tribunal began yesterday with an unsuccessful application from his lawyer, Jerome Lynch Q...

Actions carried out by the board of trustees of Port Royal Golf Course were “straightforward fraud”, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. Commission chairman Sir Anthony Evans made the remark after the tribunal heard how the board of trustees p...

A Bermudian has been recognised for his involvement in an award-winning marketing campaign for a beachfront resort in Florida. Duncan Tavares, who previously worked at Bermuda’s Department of Tourism, the Marriott Castle Harbour Resort and Horizons, ...

Contentious legislation aimed at regulating private healthcare providers and the equipment they use is due to be retabled in Parliament in November but some doctors fear they still won’t be happy with the reworked Bill. The Royal Gazette understands ...