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Dear Sir, The reluctance to pursue the Auditor-General’s report, concerning the haemorrhaging of the people’s purse from 2010 to 2012 during the Progressive Labour Party’s tenure, brings forth many vital and pertinent questions: 1, Why not? 2, Who is...

The Bermuda Government and its own Accountant-General clashed last night over permission to depart from financial instructions in a bid to redevelop the Island’s airport. Curtis Stovell, the Accountant-General, told a meeting of the Public Accounts C...

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...

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...

A damning report by the Auditor-General underlines the origins of Bermuda’s financial woes, according to the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance. Bob Richards said the public had “every right to be upset” after the revelations contained in Heather...

Dear Sir, Reading the story titled “Deficiencies in financial controls” in your newspaper yesterday [Saturday] almost made me sick to my stomach. The Auditor-General released reports documenting the results of audits of the Consolidated Fund for the ...

Government House has announced the appointment of Heather Thomas as the new Auditor-General. The Governor, George Fergusson, said: “I am delighted that Ms Thomas has accepted this role. The post of Auditor-General provides a critical link in the chai...

The Bermuda Government’s financial statements have received a qualified auditor’s opinion for the fifth consecutive year. Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews yesterday released reports documenting the results of audits of the Consolidated Fund fo...

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 reminder has been issued by the Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport regarding changes to the laws on tinting on car windows. The amendments came into effect on November 6, allowing slightly darker tints. It follows a 2014 policy introduce...

Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews has pledged to complete four years’ worth of outstanding annual reports from her office by the time she retires next month. The law requires that the reports are released each year by November 30 or soon after ...

Reports of the Auditor-General can be challenging and heavy reading, Mr Editor, the more so for the average person. But that doesn’t make them dull or any less important. On the contrary; and to be clear, I am not referring to those “special” report...