An exasperated family court was forced to issue a warrant ordering the arrest of Child and Family Services Director Alfred Maybury after he repeatedly failed to attend court for a case involving a child in his official care. That is just one of several claims about the director’s performance of his duties detailed in lawyer…...
Tiffanne Thomas: “Somebody help these children”
On July 19, Tiffanne Thomas wrote an open letter to the Premier alerting him to the fact that, for the past 20 years, Bermuda has failed to protect the rights of vulnerable children who have no where else to turn to but the state. In this July 20 interview she explains the situation and urges […]
The crisis at Bermuda’s child protection agency
A statement from lawyer Saul Dismont of law firm Marshall, Diel and Myers
Saul Dismont of law firm Marshall, Diel and Myers has sent us this statement following our story on allegations of child abuse and neglect at the Department of Child and Family Services. Dismont’s letter to the Minister of Social Development and Sport was at the instruction of Litigation Guardian Tiffanne Thomas an independent representative of […]
Children allege neglect and abuse by child protection agency
Minister promises swift investigation; Director of Child and Family Services placed on leave pending outcome of probe.
Children under the care of the Department of Child and Family Services have made a number of allegations of neglect and abuse by staff, staff being drunk while on duty and intimidation and harassment for reporting their concerns. Government has placed the department’s director on ‘administrative leave’ following complaints of improper handling of the allegations…....
Bermuda’s Uighurs get citizenship, passports
UK Government approves naturalisation application for British Overseas Territories Citizenship
Children’s rights advocates to appeal Hellman ruling
Government House acknowledges Bermuda in breach of international human rights obligations to children for the past 20 years
Children’s rights advocates are to appeal a Supreme Court ruling that Government need not provide independent representation for children in certain court proceedings if funds are not available. And, it appears, Bermuda has been violating the internationally protected rights of children for the last 20 years. “We are disappointed by the ruling and are planning…...
Narraway BDA consultancy terminated after forgery admission
Consultant also steps down as chair of Government's blockchain business development working group
Bermuda Business Development Agency has terminated John Narraway’s consultancy contract after he admitted in court to forging vehicle registration documents. And a Government statement this evening noted that he had also “stepped down” as head of its Blockchain Business Development Working Group. Narraway was the most high profile private citizen in efforts to promote Bermuda…...
One Bermuda Alliance accessed voters’ contact details in 2012
The One Bermuda Alliance had access to voters' contact data including email addresses in 2012, it has emerged.
But the party says that access was inadvertent and they refrained from using the information at the request of the Parliamentary Registrar.
According to persons with direct knowledge of the matter, the data was made accessible to both parties via web services set up by the Parliamentary Registrar's technical team following a request from then OBA Deputy Chair Michael Branco.
Open Letter to the Premier
A fresh perspective on the 'two Bermudas'
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CURB – Racism a key factor in mental health hospitalisations disparity
Racism explains much of the racial disparity in admissions to Bermuda’s only psychiatric hospital, says anti-racism group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda. Responding to our findings that black people account for a disproportionately high number of inpatient admissions into the MidAtlantic Wellness Institute, CURB president Lynne Winfield said that the data could not be any…...
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