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Police stymied pepper spray probe

July 9, 2019
By Ayo Johnson

Bermuda Police stymied the work of a parliamentary committee looking into the events of December 2, 2016 in which protesters were pepper sprayed by its officers. According to the report of the committee tabled in parliament on Friday, the Bermuda Police Service was uncooperative and actively withheld information – with at least one senior officer […]

Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: JSC, Kim Swan, pepper spray

Airport deal debate – live

February 10, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

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Airport deal 30-year revenue estimates at $2.4 billion

February 10, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Burt made a compromise offer on airport dispute

Government has confirmed revenue estimates of more than $2 billion for the 30 year airport redevelopment deal, according to Opposition Leader David Burt. At a town hall meeting on Tuesday to discuss the controversial proposal, Burt said that Government advisors confirmed at a meeting last week that contractor Aecon would receive a total of $2.175…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured

PLP moves to stop airport debate

February 9, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

airport debate could be scuppered by PLP motion

The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is to move a motion seeking to stop tomorrow’s debate on the airport redevelopment deal. Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott will bring the motion which asks the House of Assembly to delay debate until all the financial details are provided or commit the matter to the Privileges Committee to decide…....

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: Aecon, airport

PLP moves to stop airport debate

February 9, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Hundreds are expected to gather outside the House of Assembly on February 10 to protest Government's plans for an air terminal development

The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is to move a motion seeking to stop tomorrow’s debate on the airport redevelopment deal. Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott will bring the motion which asks the House of Assembly to delay debate until all the financial details are provided or commit the matter to the Privileges Committee to decide…....

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: Aecon, airport

Airport financial model not to be given to MPs – Richards

February 6, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Finance minister Bob Richards tells Think Media that MPs will not get financial model of the airport deal

Finance minister Bob Richards has confirmed that the financial models referred to in the draft airport agreement will not be shared with MPs – deepening a rift between the island’s two parties over the controversial deal. The development could lead the Opposition Progressive Labour Party to abstain from participating in the debate on the deal…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured

Police protests plan to restrict access to parliament “wrong” – PLP

February 3, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Michael DeSilva Bermuda's Police Chief

A police plan to restrict public access to the grounds of parliament in the event of mass protests has been denounced by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party as “entirely regrettable” and “wrong”. Shadow national security minister Walter Roban also criticised the governor and national security minister Jeff Baron for supporting the contingency measures. He told…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: airport, police, protests

Government silent on PLP’s compromise offer on airport dispute

January 27, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

The dispute between the island’s two political parties on the way forward on the controversial airport development project (see stories here and here) escalated again today with charges that the Government has misrepresented the Opposition’s position as a critical deadline looms. Progressive Labour Party leader David Burt released correspondence showing that his party adjusted its…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: airport, David Burt, Wayne Furbert

Independent panel to review airport redevelopment project

January 11, 2017
By Ayo Johnson

Bob Richards with Malcolm Butterfield as he announces airport review panel.

Government’s airport redevelopment deal with Canadian Commercial Corporation is to be reviewed by an independent panel of local experts in finance, accounting and economics, finance minister Bob Richards announced today. Richards indicated to the media that he was confident that the panel would conclude that the controversial deal is the best option for Bermuda. He […]

Filed Under: Airport Project Tagged With: airport, Bob Richards

UK indicates airport entrustment conditions not yet met

but Whitehall is "comfortable" with progress

December 22, 2016
By Ayo Johnson

As controversy continues to swirl around the airport redevelopment project, Government House is not yet ready to say that Bermuda has met met entrustment conditions imposed on it by the UK Government. Deputy Governor Ginny Ferson struck a positive note but would only say that the UK was “comfortable” with progress on meeting the conditions…...

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Filed Under: Airport Project, Featured Tagged With: airport, Bob Richards, entrustment

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