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A total of $330,500 in uncashed cheques were left “in a drawer” at a government department, a report to Parliament has revealed. The report by the Efficiency Committee said only $50,000 of the owed cash was claimed back and accused the Government of ...

“Beware when you bring in a prince to get rid of your problems because, while he may get rid of your problem, the next problem is how to get rid of the prince.” That is a proverb that has a myriad of literal and non-literal implications and applicat...

Dear Sir, How many of us would be delighted to stumble upon hundreds of thousands of dollars that we had stashed away and forgotten about? What a “manna from heaven” moment that would be in light of the stressful economic times many of us are facing....

Payments made to members of the Bermuda Government’s efficiency committee were optional, and did not include civil servants. Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said yesterday that all MPs who sit on government boards and committees w...

This has become a small world, made even smaller by massive communications systems producing streams of positive and negative signals that impact life across the planet. I have heard some folks express the view that we are living in an age when truth...

The selection of consultants and advisers for the Premier, Opposition leader and ministers is to be set in law in a Bill passed on Friday by MPs. It came under fire from the Opposition as enabling ministers to appoint themselves an “entourage”. But D...

Increasing the retirement age to 70 could reduce the need for immigration as a growth strategy, David Burt said on Friday. The Premier told the House of Assembly: “Those who simply say we need more people living and working in Bermuda do a disservice...

An interactive wellness programme for government employees will be launched next month in an effort to tackle the $12.8 million cost of public sector sick leave. Workers were urged to take on the team-based challenge as part of a Throne Speech pledge...

The Government has been ordered to make public a report into the finances of a failed sports centre that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez, in a decision due to be released today, told the Department of ...

Members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment are in the Dominican Republic to participate in a Trade Winds training exercise. The exercise will help them build training capacity, enhance relationships and support co-operation to better respond to natural di...

While the Government is focused on diversifying our economy and expanding jobs and opportunities for Bermudians, the One Bermuda Alliance seems more focused on fighting for the status quo, protecting the privileged and undermining the work we are doi...

The Member of Parliament in charge of a committee set up to save Government cash and improve efficiency was paid $5,000 a month for a year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Wayne Furbert, made the Cabinet Office minister in April after a stint ...