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Archives for April 2016

Full video: Public Accounts Committee on airport row, leaked emails and summonses

April 28, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Tensions rise as Public Account Committee discusses row over its demand for the full airport development agreement and a decision by Chairman David Burt to issue a summons to the Financial Secretary. Cole Simons moves that the summons be withdrawn, Lovitta Foggo expresses her dismay at having her emails leaked to the press and Susan…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Archives, Featured

Full video: DeSilva appears before Public Accounts Committee over golf course project

Former Minister responds to questions about his company's dealings with the project

April 28, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Opposition MP Zane DeSilva yesterday responded to suggestions of insider dealings over the Port Royal golf project, telling the Public Accounts Committee that he recused himself from relevant meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Golf Courses, and that the Auditor General made some factual errors in her Special Report on the $24 million […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Port Royal, Public Accounts Committee, Zane DeSilva

PAC meeting – April 27, 2016, Port Royal

Public Accounts Committee to quiz former Minister Zane DeSilva on golf course project

April 27, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Video – PORT ROYAL PAC-Apr272016PortRoyal from Think Media on Vimeo. Background: In November 2014, the Auditor General issued a special report on the Port Royal Golf Course Improvements Capital Development Project – a project which was undertaken between 2007 and 2011 and cost more than $24 million despite being initially budgeted at $4.5 million in…...

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Filed Under: Archives, Live Tagged With: Port Royal, Public Accounts Committee, Zane DeSilva

Multimillion dollar waterfront litigation ends

Case dismissed because developer did not deposit security for costs

April 22, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Developer Michael MacLean’s multi million-dollar action against the Bermuda Government over the waterfront development deal came to an abrupt end this month when Bermuda’s Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal. Arbitration proceedings which had been put on hold as a result of MacLean’s constitutional challenge are now expected to resume. MacLean’s Allied Development Partners and…...

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Tagged With: michael fahy, michael maclean, waterfront

Fahnbulleh steps down from HRC

(Former) Human Rights Commissioner is an accused sex offender and alleged fugitive from justice

April 22, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Franklin Fahnbulleh has stepped down from the Human Rights Commission following crisis talks about allegations of sexual harrassment. The HRC learned last week that Fahnbulleh, is an alleged sex offender and reportedly fled criminal charges filed in the United States. Its selection committee has tightened recruitment procedures since ZBM evening news reminded the public of the…...

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Filed Under: Archives, Featured Tagged With: Fahnbulleh, HRC

Guilty verdict for Alan Robinson

Man with longstanding mental illness was of sound mind when he attacked two people with a knife - jury

April 18, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

A jury has found Alan Robinson, 56, guilty of attempting to kill Warwick woman Vernica Tucker in a knife attack in December 2013, dismissing the opinions of two psychiatrists who said he was insane at the time of the incident. The 10- person jury delivered its verdict in Supreme Court after just over an hour […]

Filed Under: Archives, Featured Tagged With: Alan Robinson, mental health, violence

Bermuda Airport project PAC meeting – April 14, 2016

April 14, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Archives, Live Tagged With: airport david burt, Public Accounts Committee

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