‘The Paradise Papers reveal something of interest to every reader’*. The names associated with the Paradise Papers are available to download You can download a raw copy of the database – click here.** A cursory examination revealed the following names: Michael DeSilva – database node id:…
Rather than acquire experienced staff trained in professional constabularies overseas, Bermuda elects to use home-grown recruits for basic tasks: Constable 2521 Jermari Belboda Constable 2522 Daischon Chin Constable 2523 Jah-Zico Douglas Constable 2524 George Edmead Constable 2525 Jonathan Flood Constable 2526 Kori Jackman Constable 2527…
EU Urged To Name European States In Tax Haven ‘Blacklist’ – the list is expected to be published today, December 5. Bermuda is one of the Thirty-five countries that should be named and shamed on the European Union’s upcoming list of countries that facilitate tax…
A former teacher accused of sexually assaulting a Bermuda student is fighting his extradition back to Bermuda from the United States citing a “negligent, even indifferent delay” on the part of Bermuda authorities. 10 years ago, the accused was teaching at a Bermuda high school…
Does Bermuda have one of the highest road-death by head of population in the world and of these, just how many result from the involvement of the police – see ‘collisions‘. Possibly the constabulary needs to consider their purpose … in 1829 the first commissioner…
The “unintended consequences” of cliché need to be understood by the Bermuda Police ‘Service’; treating the public like children and failing to grasp the impact of our modern environment is only likely to reinforce a perception the constabulary remains without modern thinking or understanding. An…
Whilst many countries recognize the right to informational privacy, or the right to protect their personal information, as an important human right and have developed laws to protect individuals’ personal information, Bermuda remains slow to put such legislation in place. Bermuda’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) received…
26/10/2017: The Royal Gazette reported about a ‘data breach’ in May 2016, about which the police had not been informed. The report can be found here. A police spokesman confirmed yesterday that the service had not received a complaint about a cyberattack at the firm….
November 2017 – island’s 3rd shooting death this year, 5th Murder. A murder investigation has been launched after 30-year-old Morlan Steede was shot dead in Pembroke on Friday evening in a ride-by incident on One Way Deepdale at about 9.40pm. full story. Mr Steede is believed to…
A former Warwick Academy (England) teacher Matthew McGowan, 38, was banned from teaching in Britain after it was considered he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a pupil at the private girls’ boarding school where he was a drama teacher. In September 2019, Mr McGowan joined…