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Former Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush has been charged in a corruption investigation in a case which heaps embarrassment on one of Bermuda’s major international business rivals.
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced that the British ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2013
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The Bermuda Police Service has launched a recruitment campaign aimed at boosting its ranks with “the best local candidates”.
Superintendent Sean Field-Lament said:”We are aware that in the current economic climate, there are a number of Bermudians lo...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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Corporation of Hamilton members deserve “remuneration” as they have far greater responsibilities and a heavier workload than previous administrations, according to Alderman Carlton Simmons.
He told The Royal Gazette he commissioned a report on salari...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Ombudsman is to investigate an alleged “lack of transparency” at City Hall, in the wake of concerns about a secret lease signed for the redevelopment of Hamilton's waterfront.
Arlene Brock announced that her “systemic investigation” into the oper...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Details of Government’s anti-gang strategy were delivered in the Senate by Junior Public Safety Minister Jeff Baron.
However, certain details were “extremely sensitive”, and couldn’t be shared in the Upper House.
He told senators he’d been appointed ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s $4.4 million payout over the Dame Lois Browne Evans Building went to two local companies, a Public Works Ministry spokesman said.
The “settlement fees” to contractors LLC and Universal Electric Ltd covered works done during the construct...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The senior officer who recommended the transfer of former Sergeant Ian DeAllie testified the recommendation was based on the officer’s attitude and not his weight.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Paul Wright spent virtually the entire day before the Human...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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Three men and one woman, all from Sandys, have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in Somerset.
The 22-year-old victim of Tuesday night’s shooting on Beacon Hill Road remains in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at King E...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Independent Senator James Jardine yesterday called on Government not to raise taxes on businesses in the absence of a full tax review.
And he called for a detailed five-year strategic plan for the Country’s finances in order to get on top of spending...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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Politics
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Government is preparing to embark on a long-term plan to explore the viability of Bermuda’s ‘blue economy’ as they look to ‘maximise the collective value of Bermuda’s oceans’.
With the help of University of California scientists and through a public-...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
