A convicted murderer considered high risk and likely to reoffend breached his parole and was left unsupervised for months due to mismanagement at the Department of Court Services in 2012 and 2013. According to documents seen by Politica, at least two senior probation officers were reprimanded after it emerged that Troy Shorter's breach of his parole conditions had not been … [Read More]
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Bermuda Tourism Authority under the microscope at next ThinkFest
Researcher Cordell Riley is to probe the performance of the Bermuda Tourism Authority at the next ThinkFest event on Thursday. In a talk entitled “Getting beyond … [Read More]
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Former premier rejects Wedderburn firing insinuations
Former premier Ewart Brown has categorically rejected insinuations that he pushed for the firing of Tawanna Wedderburn the former CEO of the Bermuda Health Council. A Royal Gazette story headlined "Wedderburn back story: Brown’s fee cuts anger" implied that … [Read More]
Child Protection agency hired man referred to them for suspected child abuse
A man referred to the Department of Child and Family Services - and fired - for allegedly abusing a child ended up working for the child protection agency months later where he was reported for similar behaviour. He went on to manhandle children at DCFS' … [Read More]
PATI law breached by numerous government departments
Numerous taxpayer funded bodies have breached the law by failing to publish contracts over $50,000, the Information Commissioner has acknowledged. But the ICO's lack of enforcement capacity means that non-compliant public authorities will face no consequences … [Read More]
Minimum revenue guarantees not needed for air service development – transport minister
Bermuda can increase airlift to the island without resorting to incentives such as minimum revenue guarantees, transport minister Zane DeSilva has said. This one week after delivering a statement harshly critical of Skyport which is in charge of the airport … [Read More]
OBA’s “breathtaking incompetence” over housing project – David Burch
A decision by the former One Bermuda Alliance Government to reduce the scope of an affordable housing project started by its predecessor led to an "incredible waste of taxpayer funds," said public works minister David Burch. But the OBA is blaming the … [Read More]
Bermuda College students find thousands of dollars in savings from energy audit
Students at the Bermuda College have unearthed thousands of dollars in savings after conducting an audit of their energy use. Their findings were outlined in a presentation at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on Monday. Their recommendations, if … [Read More]
Tax proposals aim for fairness and equity
The tax reform commission is recommending a slew of policy changes that it says will generate an additional $147 million in annual revenue by 2020 while making it easier for poor people to get by. It suggests a radical restructuring of the way taxes are … [Read More]