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The contract to build two satellite emission testing centres was not put out to public tender despite Cabinet mandating it should be, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. The tribunal was also told that Bermuda Emissions Control Limited, which ...

A “concerted effort” to change the culture within the civil service regarding financial rules has been made of late, Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns told a hearing yesterday. Giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry, Dr Binns said: “The attitude ...

Ewart Brown, the former Premier, may claim privilege and refuse to answer questions when called as a witness at the Commission of Inquiry. The second day of the tribunal began yesterday with an unsuccessful application from his lawyer, Jerome Lynch Q...

Mexico Infrastructure Finance maintained that an $18 million guarantee issued by the Corporation of Hamilton for a hotel project was valid, during a Supreme Court hearing. The municipality claimed during a hearing on Monday that it was not empowered ...

Roughly half the population believes the two-party political system is not good for Bermuda, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette. The battle between the One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party encourages infighting and...

With its insults, lies, rancour and racism, this has been the most depressing election cycle of my lifetime. So it is worth reminding ourselves that there is plenty of good news for the United States of 2016, and that the good news probably far outwe...

Problems, complexities and possible solutions for mixed-status families were discussed in a public forum last night. Held at Berkeley Institute from 6pm to 8pm, the session was organised by the Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group. Its aim ...

Actions carried out by the board of trustees of Port Royal Golf Course were “straightforward fraud”, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. Commission chairman Sir Anthony Evans made the remark after the tribunal heard how the board of trustees p...

Speculation about the reasons for a decision, or the true cost of a project, has been elevated to a fine art after years of living without an access to information law. Our country’s refinement of this skill began with generations of late-night talk...

In many areas of public life, and that includes the political arena, there is always a question of operating with transparency to avoid losing credibility with various segments of the community when there is a perception that important information co...

The Progressive Labour Party has a “substantial” plan ready for the next election campaign on how to improve governance, David Burt has said. The Opposition’s deputy leader spoke to The Royal Gazette yesterday in response to a poll published in Mond...

Dear Sir, The following is a letter to the One Bermuda Alliance. I am bitterly disappointed to read that you spent almost $40,000 on ministers’ trips to the Olympics. I am very proud of our Bermudian athletes. They deserve to be at the Olympics. Bu...