A controversial plan to rehabilitate Bermuda’s airport is being backed by the UK Government, we can report. Finance Minister Bob Richards listed the estimated $250 million project as a near certainty in his Budget Statement outlining Government’s fiscal strategy for the upcoming financial year. Bermuda and the UK have differed over whether Whitehall’s permission – […]
How Bermuda bungled its waterfront redevelopment project
And why was Stephen ("JetGate") DeCosta involved?
It has long been billed as a game changer – a project that could at once revitalize the economy and transform the face of Hamilton, Bermuda. But local and central Government in Bermuda bungled a bid to redevelop harbor-front property in the island’s capital in maneuvers that could end up costing taxpayers tens of millions […]
Councillors warn public against dealings with the City of Hamilton
Government dismisses statement as unauthorised
City of Hamilton Deputy Mayor Donal Smith has warned members of the public that the Mayor and the City’s Secretary are conducting the municipality’s business without proper authority. But Government has dismissed the warning saying the City is under its temporary stewardship and the Council can therefore not make any official statements. In a strongly worded […]
Government faces Supreme Court action over municipalities takeover powers
Bermuda’s Government is heading for a Supreme Court showdown this afternoon over a controversial law allowing it to take control of the island’s municipalities. But it exercised its powers under the law on Monday taking over stewardship of the Corporation of Hamilton which mounted the constitutional challenge, and is expected to argue that the municipality does […]
Developer confident as financiers file lawsuits over hotel deal
Corporation property could be in jeopardy if further financing does not come through
Bridge financiers for a $300 million hotel project in Bermuda’s capital have filed suits against the Corporation of Hamilton and developers Par-la-Ville Hotels and Residences Ltd. The actions are being brought by Mexico Infrastructure Finance which provided a Corporation of Hamilton backed $18 million loan to the developers. PLV Hotels principal Michael MacLean, however, is […]
City Council members demand Mayor’s resignation
City of Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge is defiant after five councillors demanded his resignation, Politica can report. The councillors, including Deputy Mayor Donal Smith, have signed a letter to the Mayor demanding his resignation with “immediate effect” saying they “have lost all confidence in [his] ability to perform the functions of Mayor”. “I have no […]
Meltdown at City Hall
Mayor cancels the muni's meetings until March
City of Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge has suspended all Corporation of Hamilton meetings until March. The move climaxes a prolonged period of infighting among the councillors and a series of confrontations with the central Government. And it comes just months before the end of the so called “Team Hamilton”‘s first term in office. An email sent […]
Cannonier returns to cabinet
as Police investigation into "JetGate" continues
Craig Cannonier has returned to Bermuda’s Cabinet – ten months after being forced to resign as the island’s Premier following the “JetGate” scandal. “There is clearly no perfect script in one’s life, but there is always a redeeming path nearby, and I am thankful for the opportunity to walk it in the service of the people,” Cannonier said […]
Bermuda – UK talks over airport deal “ongoing”
as relations with island's colonial masters get frostier
Plans by the Bermuda Government to enter into a controversial $200 million airport development deal with a Canadian government-owned company hang in the balance, as relations between the UK and Bermuda chill. Bermuda is yet to agree to the terms of an “entrustment letter” from the UK Government outlining the conditions under which it would allow […]
Stronger anti-corruption laws on the way – Bermuda Government
New casino gaming industry vulnerable until then
Bermuda is set to broaden and strengthen its laws against official corruption, Government says. But it declined a proposal to immediately enact anti-corruption measures for the gaming industry. Under questioning from Opposition Progressive Labour Party MPs during Friday’s debate of the Casino Gaming Act 2014, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell acknowledged that the law did not […]
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