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Government MP Mark Pettingill claimed yesterday that David Burt should “probably” resign as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee or at least remove himself from any hearings about the latest Auditor-General’s report. Mr Pettingill said Mr Burt’s...

The Bermuda Government remains reluctant to penalise senior civil servants who break financial rules, according to Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews. Mrs Matthews answered with an emphatic e-mailed “Yes!” when asked by The Royal Gazette yesterd...

A twice-weekly playgroup for infants and toddlers is being hailed a “huge success” by organisers. The Wednesday and Friday morning sessions for children up to the age of 4 allow them to socialise, play and take part in physical activities designed to...

Public officials violated the rules on the spending of taxpayers’ money so often that it became the “norm for which there are no consequences”, according to the latest report from Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews. The Island’s independent fisc...

Hospital authorities are being urged to let fathers stay overnight with their partners on KEMH’s maternity ward before and after their babies are born. A new pilot programme lets dads and other partners stay to give support to mothers after their new...

A new pilot scheme allowing fathers to stay overnight at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after their babies are born will benefit only those who can afford or are allotted a private room. Guidelines were quietly rolled out last month which allow ne...

The Auditor-General’s investigation into the finances of the Bermuda Hospitals Board was triggered by a “hidden” $4 million it set aside to pay a patient who was paralysed while in its care. The board believed a liability existed in the case of forme...

A friend and former colleague of Thomas Hofer spoke yesterday of how saddened he was that the quadriplegic’s lawsuit against the hospital where he was paralysed had collapsed. Gerhard Lipp, who worked with Mr Hofer at the Once Upon a Table restaurant...

Former health minister Michael Scott has accused hospital authorities of “aggressive” tactics in trying to rid themselves of a lawsuit from a man who was paralysed while in their care. The Opposition politician also claimed the way that the Bermuda H...

Corporate lawyers are to volunteer their time to help local charities. The Centre on Philanthropy, an umbrella organisation for the third sector, is offering a two-hour pro bono corporate legal clinic to its members for the first time to allow non-pr...