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Archives for February 2017

Facing mental health: Broken system prolonged Karl Outerbridge’s homelessness

Taxpayer funds wasted in the search for a roof over his head

February 27, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Karl Outerbridge discusses mental health challenges

Karl Outerbridge’s stint of homelessness is officially over. The former insurance professional moved into an apartment last fall after three months of sleeping rough and is happy that he has a roof over his head. But his story is a catalogue of systemic failures and an indictment of how society cares for vulnerable people. Outerbridge…...

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Filed Under: Facing Mental Health, Featured Tagged With: Facing mental health, Karl Outerbridge

Facing mental health debuts tomorrow

February 21, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Facing mental health

Ayo promotes tomorrow’s debut of Think Media’s latest project, Facing Mental Health. Magic 102.7 at 8 a.m. every other Wednesday starting February 22 (tomorrow). This article belongs to Politica ! The original article can be found here: Facing mental health debuts tomorrowPolitica © 2023 – All Rights Reserved

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Ewart Brown will be exonerated – DeSilva

February 19, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Lahey Clinic lawsuit names former premier Ewart Brown as a co-conspirator in a racketeering scheme to bilk Bermuda's healthcare market. Lahey and the former premier have denied the allegations

Opposition MP Zane DeSilva is confident that his friend and former cabinet colleague Ewart Brown will be exonerated from allegations of bribery and corruption. DeSilva spoke to us on Friday at the House of Assembly as legislators filed out on the lunch break. He is the only MP to come out strongly to the defence of…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ewart Brown, Lahey

Moniz hopeful of Lahey lawsuit settlement

February 18, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Government of Bermuda has filed a civil suit against Lahey Clinic alleging a bribery and racketeering conspiracy.

Attorney General Trevor Moniz is hopeful that a civil suit against Lahey clinic will be settled without the need for a lengthy and expensive trial. In his first interview since Tuesday’s filing of the suit, Moniz explains why taxpayers heard about the suit through the media, and his hopes for a settlement. He also rejects…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Lahey, Trevor Moniz

Premier silent on cabinet approval of Lahey lawsuit

February 18, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Premier Michael Dunkley yesterday declined to confirm whether cabinet approved a decision to launch a civil action against Lahey clinic that could cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. But Attorney General Trevor Moniz is hoping that the hospital moves to settle the matter without a trial. And he has flatly denied charges that Bermuda…...

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Politics today – February 17, 2017

Live reporting from the House of Assembly

February 17, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

airport debate could be scuppered by PLP motion

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Brown defiant as Government sues Lahey clinic

February 15, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Complaint against Lahey clinic alleges racketeering which cost Bermuda millions

Former premier Ewart Brown remains defiant as Government files a lawsuit alleging that US hospital Lahey Clinic bribed him to help it gain preferential access to Bermuda’s healthcare market. The suit filed on Tuesday in US federal court was reported in US news outlets prompting Government to make an official statement. Contacted last night for…...

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Lahey lawsuit alleges Ewart Brown gave kickbacks to doctors, received bribes

February 15, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Complaint against Lahey clinic alleges racketeering which cost Bermuda millions

Government of Bermuda’s lawsuit against Lahey Clinic claims it engaged in a 20 year racketeering scheme with former premier Ewart Brown that cost Bermuda millions. Dr Brown has dismissed the development as a continuation of what he says is a politically motivated campaign against him, while the Massachusetts hospital has dismissed the claims as “baseless”…....

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Police break in to Ewart Brown’s clinics for search and seizure operation

February 13, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Police searched the premises of the medical clinics of former premier Ewart Brown on February 11 and 12, 2017

Bermuda police broke into, and conducted a two day search and seizure operation at, the medical clinics owned by former Premier Ewart Brown over the weekend. After forcing their way into the clinics, about half a dozen officers spent hours inside the buildings and securing the premises. Representatives and employees of the clinics were not…...

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ewart Brown

Airport deal debate – live

February 10, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Live Blog Airport Debate February 10, 2017   window.cilAsyncInit = function() {cilEmbedManager.init()};(function() {if (window.cilVwRand === undefined) { window.cilVwRand = Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000); }var e = document.createElement(‘script’);e.async = true;var domain = (document.location.protocol == ‘http:’ || document.location.protocol == ‘file:’) ? ‘https://cdnsl.coveritlive.com’ : ‘https://cdnslssl.coveritlive.com’;e.src = domain + ‘/vw.js?v=’ + window.cilVwRand;e.id = ‘cilScript-af05234eac’;document.getElementById(‘cil-root-stream-af05234eac’).appendChild(e);}()); This article belongs to Politica ! The original…...

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