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A former sergeant major who raised thousands of dollars for charity with an annual 24-hour walkathon is suing former Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott for defamation.
Marilyn Steede alleges in the civil suit filed in the Supreme Court that Ms Scott...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
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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Politics
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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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Politics
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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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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A company awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to claw back land tax arrears does not have a debt collection licence, The Royal Gazette has confirmed.
A new law, which came into force at the start of last year, ruled that anyone “pursui...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A code of conduct for MPs will be tabled soon after the new parliamentary session starts in November, the last Speaker of the House has promised.
Dennis Lister, who became Speaker after the Progressive Labour Party’s election win in 2017, said the do...
DATE: Oct 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Five Progressive Labour Party senators will swap the Upper Chamber for the House of Assembly after they won their seats in the General Election.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, Vance Campbell, Anthony Richardson, Crystal Caesar and Ianthia ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2020
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Social justice and the health of Bermudians are two of the key priorities in Ianthia Simmons-Wade’s General Election campaign.
Ms Simmons-Wade, appointed a government senator last December, is running in Warwick North East against the One Bermuda All...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The former head of a child protection charity turned political hopeful has appealed to voters to consider the number of candidates standing against the Progressive Labour Party in this week’s General Election.
Jon Brunson, who is to contest a Warwick...
DATE: Sep 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition has accused Cabinet ministers of misusing public funds to post political advertisements on social media before the General Election.
Trevor Moniz, the former Attorney-General who stepped down as an MP this month and is now acting chair...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways