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Bank executive Barbara Tannock was yesterday jailed for six months for stealing $76,500 from an elderly couple.
Tannock presented Supreme Court with a cheque of $70,000 to repay most of the cash she stole from Alice and Vorhees Place before being sen...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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People appear afraid to make complaints to the Planning Department for fear of retribution, according to Ombudsman Arlene Brock’s annual report.
Ms Brock said the Department faces a serious challenge showing it has a culture of welcoming complaints a...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Special needs students will be given services tailored to their individual requirements, as Education bosses address shortfalls in Bermuda’s public school system.
Job descriptions for special needs teachers are also being drawn up, with the Ministry ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Labour and Training upgraded its investigation process after being accused of failing to properly research a complaint of wrongful dismissal.
Ombudsman Arlene Brock criticised the department for not being tough enough as it looked into a worker’s cla...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Environmentalist group BEST is calling for assessments ahead of major developments to stop Dockyard being turned into a concrete jungle.
And the One Bermuda Alliance called for Government and Wedco to halt its controversial plans for a new housing co...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday claimed Government doesn’t understand why the Post Office’s ‘return-to-sender’ policy is giving Bermuda a bad name.
Mr Richards joined Ombudsman Arlene Brock in urging the Post Office to recommence deliv...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock launched a withering attack on the Post Office’s ‘return to sender’ policy amid claims it is hurting international business.
Ms Brock carried out an investigation into the controversial system following complaints it was affect...
DATE: Jul 04, 2012
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock warned Government not to interfere with her future decisions as she lamented the pressure she faced over her Tucker’s Point SDO probe.
Ms Brock said she was asked, advised, cajoled and urged to scrap her investigation during si...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Tributes poured in last night from all sectors of the community for veteran Royal Gazette photographer, Tamell Simons, who died after a battle with cancer.
Mr Simons, 46, who died on Thursday evening, was remembered for making “the world a more beaut...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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British-based campaigners are calling for Government and Wedco to reconsider their proposal to tear down Victoria and Albert Rows amid fears a vital part of Bermuda’s heritage could be destroyed.
The Naval Dockyards Society is calling for a conservat...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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