Premier Dr. Ewart Brown's decision to halt debate on the Government bill which would have allowed gambling on cruise ships in port can only be seen as a worrying personal defeat; perhaps the most severe since he became leader of the Progressive Labou...
Even the best governments love their secrets.
It's in their nature. Some secrets, like those tied to security, are arguably necessary. But most governments, if they have their way, would keep their little secrets too.
You can't really blame them. Nob...
Auditor General Larry Dennis' special report, tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday, contains many areas of concern, but he views them so seriously that he has qualified his audit for the first time in eight years.
In effect, a qualified audit me...
Lax financial controls mean $6.5 million has already been paid out without supporting evidence for the Police/court project, with more likely to follow, says Auditor General Larry Dennis.
And he wondered what had happened to the $960,000 Government f...
Some children dream of buying an expensive gaming system, or a fancy cellphone, but 14-year-old Andrew Smith dreams of butchering beef tenderloin and cooking up a really nice piece of fillet mignon.
"I wanted to cook that this Sunday, but it turned o...
The campaign to tackle racism at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has been so successful, Bermuda could be a model for the rest of the world, according to Ombudsman Arlene Brock.
Ms Brock says Bermuda Hospitals Board is moving swiftly to address all...
DATE: Mar 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Crossing over the border from Croatia into Slovenia (which used to be all one state under the name Yugoslavia) was nerve racking to say the least.
We had decided to take the train to Ljubljana (luu-bi-ann-yah), the capital of Slovenia, for the aftern...
F ormer Royal Gazette reporter Robyn Skinner is continuing her trek around the world – moving deeper into Eastern Europe. In her third report, she finds out about the capital of Slovenia before jetting off to London and then to the north of England
C...
New powers are proposed for a team of roving accountants to root out inefficiency within Government.
Premier Ewart Brown said Cabinet was reviewing a paper urging legislation to give the internal audit unit, now under Cabinet Office, the "teeth, reso...
Bermuda cricket coach Gus Logie has reacted with sadness to the events in Pakistan that saw the Sri Lankan cricket team narrowly escape from a terrorist attack yesterday morning.
Gunmen opened fire with rocket launches, grenades, and AK47 assault rif...
