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Archives for September 2016

Airport out of bounds, Government tells Commission of Inquiry

Civil servants told not to cooperate with requests for information

September 21, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Commission wants to probe the airport project, gov't says no

Civil servants have been instructed by the Government not to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry’s requests for materials relating to the airport redevelopment project. But both the Commission and Government are maintaining a stony silence about what has become an embarrassing impasse that could test public perception of the integrity of the Commission and fuel perceptions…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: airport, Commission of Inquiry, David Burt

Government declines to provide evidence to Inquiry

September 19, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

A probe into management of public funds has met with more obstacles as the Government and other parties have refused to cooperate. And Finance Ministry officials will decline to respond to questions on the airport project at an upcoming public hearing this month, according to reports. The Anthony Evans Commission of Inquiry was established by…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: BECL, Commission of Inquiry, Donal Smith

Commission of Inquiry publishes hearing rules

as legal challenge exposes flaws

September 14, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

A bid by the Commission of Inquiry to force a company to hand over its records is to  be judicially reviewed, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has ruled. This as the Commission scrambles to plug a legal lacuna in a bid to head off litigation which has slowed its roll and threatened to stop it in its…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anthony Evans, Commission of Inquiry, Donal Smith, Kumi Bradshaw

Emissions and safety testing contract in limbo

Finance Minister "offered contract to a friend"

September 7, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Government is yet to award a contract for vehicle emissions and safety testing six months after the end of a tender process despite the fact that only one company sent in a proposal. Donal Smith, founder of Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd which won the contract in 2008 believes that Government is planning on handing the business…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Donal Smith, emissions testing, tcd

Commission of Inquiry in legal battle over subpoena

Firm refuses to hand over records; Former premier confirms that he will appear before CoI - on one condition

September 1, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

A legal battle is looming over the powers of the Commission of Inquiry set up to look into management of capital projects. The dispute is expected to delay the work of the Commission and, according to a legal observer, may even bring it to a grinding halt. Efforts by the Commission to use its powers of subpoena to get hold of…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: BECL, Donal Smith, Joel Madeiros

Human Rights Commission to come under court scrutiny

Agency's advocacy of "homosexual agenda" unlawful - applicants

September 1, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

Claims that the Human Rights Commission violated the constitution and the law it is set up to administer are to come under the scrutiny of the courts. In an upcoming judicial review, the HRC will have to respond to charges that it unlawfully investigated speaker Ayo Kimathi when Harold Conyers complained about his September 2015…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ayo Kimathi, HRC

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