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It was something that Charles Gosling said that gets us to thinking that there may be something more afoot in this quango kerfuffle than the Bermuda Government merely wishing to modernise the governance of the corporations of Hamilton and St George. ...

Owain Johnston-Barnes, Sarah Lagan The Senate rejected last night an Act designed to axe the corporations of Hamilton and St George and turn them into unelected quangos. It was the first vote defeat for the Progressive Labour Party since it won power...

The Corporation of Hamilton asked for a legal order yesterday to stop the Governor approving legislation designed to turn the city authority into an unelected quango. Mark Diel, the lawyer for the Corporation of Hamilton, said the unusual step was ne...

The City of Hamilton’s mayor last night signalled a legal battle will be launched to fight a government plan to turn the city into a quango. Charles Gosling revealed that preparations were being made for a writ and he would “talk tactics” with lawyer...

It has been very clear, from the statement made in the Throne Speech last year, that the intentions of this government regarding the municipalities are evident. It is so simple. Taking away the right to determine the representatives on the city coun...

Controversial legislation to turn Bermuda’s two municipalities into unelected quangos was passed by MPs this morning. The decision will bring to an end a combined total of almost 450 years of local government in Hamilton and St George’s. MPs voted 2...

Dear Sir, I attended the meeting called by the Government on Thursday evening to discuss the taking-over of the Corporation of Hamilton. The meeting was well attended. The panel approached the present mayor on two issues, but did not address any of t...

Many years ago, somewhere in or around 1996, the Human Rights Commission, during one of its sensitivity training sessions for the commissioners, employed two highly reputable psychologists to conduct the sessions. During one such session, they asked ...

Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, promised Hamilton’s change from a municipality to a quango would helped aid the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront. Questioned by city residents at a public meeting last night, the minister maintained t...

The Corporation of Hamilton has urged the public to turn out tonight for a Government hosted meeting on municipal reform. Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said the change “essentially strips the ratepayer in the City of their voting right, inc...

The Mayor of Hamilton warned the Government could be hit with a large compensation bill if it passes legislation transforming Bermuda’s municipalities into quangos. Charles Gosling was speaking after Walter Roban, Minister of Home Affairs, tabled the...

The Mayor of Hamilton is considering staging a public rally to highlight public opposition to government’s proposed municipalities reform. Charles Gosling, who along with Quinell Francis, Mayor of St George’s, has decried the lack of public consulta...