The Office of the Ombudsman handled 283 cases in 2017.
To read the report, visit www.ombudsman.bm. To read a press release about the report, click on the PDF under “Related Media”.
The recent Court of Appeal decision of Minister for Home Affairs v Tavares has caused some confusion regarding the rights of British Overseas Territories citizens in Bermuda.
BOTCs are people who have citizenship because of their connection to Bermud...
Recently, it was suggested by Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, that new rules were needed to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace. Later, Jason Hayward, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said that it was his view tha...
A United States judge has dismissed a case against American-based medical group Lahey that alleged it conspired with Ewart Brown, a former premier, to defraud the island of millions of dollars in healthcare charges.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-G...
Teaching children about the historical contributions of Bermudians should start at home, Ombudsman Victoria Pearman said yesterday.
Ms Pearman was one of several black Bermudians recognised yesterday by Bermuda’s First Black History Museum at Paget ...
Students from Dalton E Tucker Primary School participated in an annual march yesterday to mark Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Tajuana Dean, principal at the school, said: “It’s always an awesome feeling to know that we continue the legacy at Dalton E Tu...
Legislation to decriminalise small quantities of cannabis tonight won universal support from senators.
The Misuse of Drugs (Decriminalisation of Cannabis) Amendment Act will decriminalise possession of less than 7 grammes of cannabis - but police wil...
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, tabled her 2016 annual report earlier today in the House of Assembly.
The report was filed with the Speaker of the House on June 30, but could not be released until Parliament had reconvened.
According to ...
New Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons told a press conference yesterday that two “very sensitive” civil lawsuits launched by her predecessor had cost taxpayers more than $2 million and had been handled in an “unprecedented and concerning” way.
Howe...
Massachusetts District Court has been urged to reject a brief from local political figures vouching their support for the Lahey Clinic, in the latest deposition for the Bermuda Government’s suit against the medical institution.
The document notes the...
Bermuda is in no position to be swirling in a pool of emotional heated exchanges purely based on how people with different views feel about what happened on December 2 last year, when mayhem erupted outside the House of Parliament between protesters ...
As is the case with every election, over the next 12 months voters should expect both the One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party to do everything possible to win their vote. Not only will they be clawing at each other’s necks, but the...
