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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...

A “misleading document” submitted by former works and engineering minister Derrick Burgess to Cabinet formed the basis of a contract worth close to $1 million being awarded to Concorde Construction. Technical officers within the Ministry of Works and...

The decision to renew a controversial tourism consultancy contract without a public tender came from Ewart Brown, the former Premier, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. Cherie Whitter, the former permanent secretary, told the inquiry that Dr ...

The budget for the Commission of Inquiry has been more than doubled, the Bermuda Government has confirmed this evening. Originally given $480,000 to look into issues that came out of the Auditor-General’s reports for the financial years ending March...

The Commission of Inquiry has posted a wealth of documents on to its website, many of which pertain to projects under investigation. The “Public Binder” PDFs contain correspondence, contracts and more on projects including: Heritage Wharf (116 pages...

The actions of former minister Derrick Burgess over a major construction project prompted considerable concern among technical experts and senior civil servants, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday. The tribunal was told that in 2008, Mr Burges...