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Full Copy Of Lawsuit Against Port Royal Trustees

Full Copy Of Lawsuit Against Port Royal Trustees

A lawsuit has been filed by the Government against MP Zane DeSilva, Wendall Brown, Delano Bulford, Island Construction and S.A.L. in connection with the refurbishment of Port Royal Golf Course, with the lawsuit alleging they were in breach of their fiduciary duties. Attorney General Files Writ In Supreme Court Attorney General Moniz said that following... Read more of this article

AG Issues Court Proceedings Over Port Royal

AG Issues Court Proceedings Over Port Royal

[Updated] On behalf of the Government, I have issued proceedings against Zane DeSilva, Wendall Brown, Delano Bulford, Island Construction and S.A.L in the Supreme Court of Bermuda “in connection with the refurbishment of Port Royal Golf Course,” Attorney General Trevor Moniz said. The statement from Attorney General Moniz said, “On... Read more of this article

Sousa & DeSilva On Hearing On Port Royal Costs

Sousa & DeSilva On Hearing On Port Royal Costs

“As a member of the PAC it was extremely disappointing to hear Opposition MP Zane DeSilva show no remorse or sense of wrongdoing in the Port Royal Golf Course redevelopment – a project that broke rules and went millions of dollars over budget,” MP Jeff Sousa said, while Mr DeSilva said he has “waited years to face his detractors”... Read more of this article

PAC To Hold Meeting On Port Royal Golf Course

PAC To Hold Meeting On Port Royal Golf Course

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, 27th April, at 2:30pm in the Senate Chamber. The announcement said, “It is expected that the Standing Committee will deliberate on matters relating to the golf course renovations and facilities improvements work during the Port Royal Golf Course... Read more of this article

PAC To Meet Again On Port Royal Renovation

PAC To Meet Again On Port Royal Renovation

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will hold another Public Hearing on Thursday [May 21] where they will deliberate on the Port Royal Golf Course project. The statement said, “The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, 21st May 2015 at 2:30p.m. in the Senate Chamber... Read more of this article

PAC To Meet Again On Port Royal Golf Course

PAC To Meet Again On Port Royal Golf Course

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 7 at 2.30pm in the Senate Chamber at the Cabinet Building. A spokesperson said, “It is expected that the Standing Committee will deliberate on matters relating to the golf course renovations and facilities improvements work during the Port... Read more of this article

PAC Meets On Port Royal Golf Course Costs

PAC Meets On Port Royal Golf Course Costs

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts conducted a Public Hearing on Thursday [April 30] in reference to the Port Royal Golf Course renovation project. The management of the project was criticised in the Auditor General’s report which said the project incurred costs of more than $24 million during 2007 to 2011 – for a project... Read more of this article

PAC To Meet On Auditor’s Port Royal Report

PAC To Meet On Auditor’s Port Royal Report

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday [April 30] at 2:30pm in the Library at the House of Assembly. “It is expected that the Standing Committee will deliberate on matters relating to the golf course renovations and facilities improvements work during the Port Royal Golf Course renovation... Read more of this article

Opinion: Auditor’s Report On Port Royal Costs

Opinion: Auditor’s Report On Port Royal Costs

[Opinion column written by OBA MP Susan Jackson] The Auditor General’s Report into the then-Government’s handling of the upgrade of the Port Royal Golf Course was hair-raising stuff. Many of the checks and balances the Government has carefully put into place over the years to oversee the spending of public money on large public projects went out... Read more of this article

Auditor Criticizes Port Royal Cost Overruns

Auditor Criticizes Port Royal Cost Overruns

Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews has released a Special Report on the Port Royal Golf Course Improvements Capital Development Project, which is highly critical of the Board of Trustees and the Government’s management of more than $24 million which was spent during the years 2007 to 2011 – a project the Auditor said was initially budgeted... Read more of this article

PLP: ‘Minister Failed To Get Her Facts Straight’

PLP: ‘Minister Failed To Get Her Facts Straight’

“Minister Gordon-Pamplin has failed to get her facts straight, as Island Construction categorically did not receive a $14 million contract for landscaping at the Port Royal Golf Course,” Shadow Minister of Health Zane DeSilva said. Mr DeSilva was speaking in response to a statement by Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, with two having... Read more of this article