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A civil servant accused in 2008 of conspiring to defame former Premier Ewart Brown and former Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess spoke publicly about the accusations for the first time yesterday. Government chief architect Lawrence Brady, who was arreste...

When discussing local politics, listening or watching the local news, or hearing of the latest scandal emanating from government, I often hear the response “if only John Doe was in power”. Or “if we could only find better and more honest people”, thi...

The construction company awarded the $70 million contract to build the Magistrates’ Court and police station in Hamilton went on to donate $27,000 to the Progressive Labour Party. The Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday that Landmark Lisgar, which ...

Two government witnesses have answered the Commission of Inquiry’s questions on the airport redevelopment project. According to a statement from the commission, chairman Sir Anthony Evans informed counsel at the start of yesterday’s hearings that me...

A sitting of the Public Accounts Committee looking into the proposed redevelopment of the LF Wade International Airport has been postponed for one week, after a request from the Ministry of Finance. The group, initially scheduled to meet this afterno...

A Hamilton Parish resident was treated to a royal surprise on her visit to Yukon last week, when she bumped into Prince William and Kate Middleton. Olivia de Frias and her friend Susan booked their holiday in springtime to Whitehorse, the Canadian t...

A controversial contract with an overseas consultancy, which was approved by Cabinet during Ewart Brown’s tenure as Premier and Minister of Tourism, came under the spotlight yesterday at the Commission of Inquiry. The $1.7 million deal with Atlanta-b...

We are witnessing it take place around the world, an increasingly widespread rejection of politics as usual and the usual politicians. It was evident in the result of the UK’s Brexit referendum, which poleaxed the professional political class and co...

Senator Vic Ball made no mention of his father having a 50 per cent stake in a company he recommended for a $1.4 million government project, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. Mr Ball, who joined the Upper House in November 2014 under the One...

A senior civil servant told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday how a “weakness” existed when it came to checking that government contracts were put out to tender and Cabinet approval was given before public funds were spent. Thomasina Hassell, chief...

The Commission of Inquiry has made it clear that it will not respond to those who have requested details of the Commission’s budget allocation. Their statement follows a Government press release last night revealing that the COI budget has been more ...

Plans for a redeveloped L.F. Wade International Airport have garnered provisional approval from the Development Applications Board. The plans for the controversial project were submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this year, proposing a ne...