Official Govt & Legal Notices For Dec 30 2024

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Dec 30] include assent, notification of planning applications registered, public notification and contracts.

Assent

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Assent
• Notice ID: GN1177/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Bermuda Monetary Authority
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024

No.

The Assent Of The Governor Was Given On

The 30th Day Of December 2024

To The Following:

Bermuda Monetary Authority Amendment Act 2024

List of Planning Applications Advertised on December 30, 2024

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Notification of Planning Applications Registered
• Notice ID: GN1175/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Planning
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024

The applications shown below are available for review on the Department of Planning’s Customer Self Service Portal [https://planningenergov.gov.bm/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/home], or between the hours of 8:45 am and 4:30 pm week days at the Department of Planning, 5th Floor, Dame Lois Browne Evans Building, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12.

Any person wishing to object must do so within 14 days of the date advertised.

For further information on the objection procedure see the Development and Planning [Applications Procedure] Rules 1997 and the Objections Guidance Note found on the Department website [www.planning.gov.bm].

Southampton

P0384‑24
Albert Sodergren
54 St. Anne’s Road Southampton
Proposed Re‑Grading to Extend West Paddock. New Fence [4'‑ 6" Max Height] and relocation of 8no. solar panels
[Final Approval]

Warwick

P0369‑24
Dean DaCosta
78 Ord Road Warwick
Interior Renovations To Convert Existing Two [2] Dwelling Unit Into A Three [3] Dwelling Unit.
[Final Approval]

P0254‑24
Mark Young
3 Keith Hall Road Warwick
Proposed Second Storey Addition to Existing Dwelling to Include New Bedroom, Bathroom, Closet and Covered Porch, Interior Renovations to Lower Floor.
[Final Approval]

P0391‑24
Cameron Madeiros
26 Riddell’s Bay Road Warwick
[Listed Building]
Change of Use from Class 12— Assembly and Leisure [Recreation Golf Club Building] to Mixed‑Used Including Class 1: Retail, Class 3: Restaurant, Class 5: Storage, Class 6: General Industry [Beer Brewery] and Class 10 Dwelling, Six Feet High Fence. Installation of new Generator within 6ft fence enclosure.
[Final Approval]

City of Hamilton

P0381‑24
Alison Soares
22 Court Street City of Hamilton
Change of use of a Commercial Shop into Sports Bar & Club.
[Final Approval]

P0387‑24
Rooftops Ltd c/o Denis Owen
64 Church Street City of Hamilton
Change of Use from Class 2 – Financial Services [Bank] to Class 4 – Business
[Final Approval]

Devonshire

P0389‑24
Paul Harshaw
6 Hesitation Lane Devonshire
Renovation of Basement To Create One [1] Bedroom Apartment.
[Final Approval]

Smiths

P0326‑24
Kent Holder
10 Earl’s Lane Smiths
Proposed 6′‑0′ High Chain Link Fence for storage of granite stone slabs
[Final Approval]

Hamilton

P0371‑24
Gwendolyn Williams
6 Clarendon Lane Hamilton
[Listed Building]
Proposed Kitchen Addition and Internal and External Alterations.
[Final Approval]

P0372‑24
Rosa Jaime Manzana
4 White Crest Hill Hamilton
Proposed Two‑Storey Detached House [Two Dwellings], Swimming Pool, Entry Pillars [6 Feet Max], Retaining Walls [8 Feet Max], Roof‑Mounted Solar Array Of 30 Panels [Total Capacity: 10 kW].
[Final Approval]

List of Planning Applications Advertised on December 30, 2024

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Notification of Planning Applications Registered
• Notice ID: GN1176/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Planning
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024
• Amended Notice ID: GN1175/2024

The applications shown below are available for review on the Department of Planning’s Customer Self Service Portal [https://planningenergov.gov.bm/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/home], or between the hours of 8:45 am and 4:30 pm week days at the Department of Planning, 5th Floor, Dame Lois Browne Evans Building, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12.

Any person wishing to object must do so within 14 days of the date advertised.

For further information on the objection procedure see the Development and Planning [Applications Procedure] Rules 1997 and the Objections Guidance Note found on the Department website [www.planning.gov.bm].

Southampton

P0384‑24
Albert Sodergren
54 St. Anne’s Road Southampton
Proposed Re‑Grading to Extend West Paddock. New Fence [4'‑ 6" Max Height] and relocation of 8no. solar panels
[Final Approval]

Warwick

P0369‑24
Dean DaCosta
78 Ord Road Warwick
Interior Renovations To Convert Existing Two [2] Dwelling Unit Into A Three [3] Dwelling Unit.
[Final Approval]

P0254‑24
Mark Young
3 Keith Hall Road Warwick
Proposed Second Storey Addition to Existing Dwelling to Include New Bedroom, Bathroom, Closet and Covered Porch, Interior Renovations to Lower Floor.
[Final Approval]

P0391‑24
Cameron Madeiros
26 Riddell’s Bay Road Warwick
[Listed Building]
Change of Use from Class 12— Assembly and Leisure [Recreation Golf Club Building] to Mixed‑Used Including Class 1: Retail, Class 3: Restaurant, Class 5: Storage, Class 6: General Industry [Beer Brewery] and Class 10 Dwelling, Six Feet High Fence. Installation of new Generator within 6ft fence enclosure.
[Final Approval]

City of Hamilton

P0381‑24
Alison Soares
22 Court Street City of Hamilton
Change of use of a Commercial Shop into Sports Bar & Club.
[Final Approval]

P0387‑24
Rooftops Ltd c/o Denis Owen
64 Church Street City of Hamilton
Change of Use from Class 2 – Financial Services [Bank] to Class 4 – Business
[Final Approval]

Devonshire

P0389‑24
Paul Harshaw
6 Hesitation Lane Devonshire
Renovation of Basement To Create One [1] Bedroom Apartment.
[Final Approval]

Smiths

P0326‑24
Kent Holder
Lot 10 Earl’s Lane Smiths [Northeast of 15 Wilderness Lane]
Proposed 6′‑0′ High Chain Link Fence for storage of granite stone slabs
[Final Approval]

Hamilton

P0371‑24
Gwendolyn Williams
6 Clarendon Lane Hamilton
[Listed Building]
Proposed Kitchen Addition and Internal and External Alterations.
[Final Approval]

P0372‑24
Rosa Jaime Manzana
4 White Crest Hill Hamilton
Proposed Two‑Storey Detached House [Two Dwellings], Swimming Pool, Entry Pillars [6 Feet Max], Retaining Walls [8 Feet Max], Roof‑Mounted Solar Array Of 30 Panels [Total Capacity: 10 kW].
[Final Approval]

The Bermuda Monetary Authority

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Public Notification
• Notice ID: GN1174/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Bermuda Monetary Authority
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024

30 December 2024

Notice

Enforcement Action – Civil Penalties – Meritus Trust Company Limited

Hamilton, Bermuda – The Bermuda Monetary Authority [Authority or BMA] has levied civil penalties totalling $600,000 on Meritus Trust Company Limited [Company], a local entity licensed under:

The Trusts [Regulation of Trust Business] Act 2001 [Trusts Act]

The Corporate Service Provider Business Act 2012 [CSPB Act]

The civil penalties have been levied on the Company for failures to adequately comply with certain obligations imposed on it under the Proceeds of Crime [Anti-Money Laundering & Anti-Terrorist Financing] Regulations 2008 [AML/ATF Regulations], the Trusts Act and the CSPB Act. The Company has since remediated the identified breaches to the satisfaction of the Authority.

Following virtual on-site inspections conducted in July 2022 [AML/ATF and Prudential], the Authority identified a number of breaches relating to the Company’s obligations under the AML/ATF Regulations, the Trusts Act and the CSPB Act [and corresponding regulations].

The Company did not adequately comply with all requirements of the AML/ATF Regulations. In particular, in relation to:

Internal controls which failed to recognise that maintenance of an independent audit function through the appointment of an independent third party amounts to outsourcing as defined in the AML/ATF Regulations

Insufficient risk rating of all its products and services

Inappropriate customer risk assessments

Inadequate documentation of policies and procedures – which did not recognise that the Company’s complex business requires it to have more robust and sophisticated governance and internal control frameworks than it did

Not having all Customer Due Diligence [CDD] information available to the Authority during on-site inspections

Insufficient evidence of ongoing monitoring screening in a small number of files

An overreliance on manual processes for PEP screening

Insufficient documentation of reliance on third parties to provide CDD to the Company

Training which was not adequately documented in the customer risk assessment processes

An overreliance on manual processes to implement international sanctions policies and procedures and sanctions screening

Further, the Company failed to meet certain minimum criteria for licensing requirements under the Trusts Act and the CSPB Act namely, conducting its business in a manner that fully complied with prudent business requirements and implementation of adequate corporate governance policies and systems of control consistent with the nature of the Company’s risk profile.

The Authority required the foregoing breaches to be remediated by 31 July 2023 [or as extended, such approval was granted]. The Company complied within the requisite timeframe and with the Authority’s directions in a timely and expeditious manner throughout the process of remediating the breaches. The Authority has since confirmed to the Company its closure of the on-site due to the successful remediation.

This matter highlights the importance of licensees implementing appropriate and up-to-date AML/ATF policies and procedures in order to avoid the risk of financial products or legal structures being used as a vehicle for money laundering or terrorist financing along with the expectation that its trust and corporate services business is at all times compliant with the requisite minimum criteria for licensing obligations.

The Authority took into consideration the nature of the breaches as well as comparable cases in determining the appropriate level of civil penalties to impose.

In addition, the Authority had regard for the following mitigating factors:

The Company’s commitment to ensuring that high standards are applied at all times and its overall culture of compliance;

The breaches were, for the most part, related to insufficient sophistication pertaining to processes, including how they are documented;

The risk of loss to clients, which was determined to be low;

The manner in which the Company complied with direction and cooperated with the Authority throughout the remediation process, including the provision of regular updates; and

The implementation of measures to prevent the recurrence of the identified breaches.

Assent

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Assent
• Notice ID: GN1173/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Government House
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024

No.

The Assent Of The Governor Was Given On

The 28th Day Of December 2024

To The Following:

Clean Air Amendment Act 2024

Companies Amendment Act 2024

Corporate Entities [Miscellaneous] Amendment Act 2024

Customs Department Amendment Act 2024

PATI Bermuda Housing Corporation Notice 2024

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: PATI Contracts valued $50,000 or more
• Notice ID: GN1172/2024
• Public Authorities / Department: Bermuda Housing Corporation
• Publication date: 30 December, 2024

2024

Public Access to Information –Sect. 6 [6] [Contracts valued at $50,000 or more]

Bermuda Housing Corporation

Notice 2024

This Notice applies to the contracts contained in the following Table:

Name of Contractor/ Contracting Parties	Contract Start Date	Contract End Date	Description of Goods/ Services Provided	Contract Value
Presley Millwood of Millwood Construction	02/01/2024	05/01/2024	Apt 1, 22 Cottage Hill, Hamilton Parish Make Ready, – Removal of Vinyl and Total Renovation	$65,755.72
A Touch of Class Landscaping & Maintenance	08/01/2024	07/31/2027	Monthly landscaping services for BHC properties relating to Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 of BHC Landscaping areas	$204,120.00
Greenway Landscaping & Maintenance Ltd	08/01/2024	07/31/2027	Monthly landscaping services for BHC properties relating to Sections 1 and 2 of BHC Landscaping areas	$73,080.00
Almeida’s Landscape & Estate Management	08/01/2024	07/31/2027	Monthly landscaping service for BHC properties relating to Section 4 of BHC Landscaping areas	$56,160.00
ALS Services	08/01/2024	07/31/2027	Monthly landscaping services for BHC Properties relating to Sections 3 and 10 of BHC Landscaping areas	$100,138.50
H & S Plumbing	04/11/2024	03/31/2025	Harmony Terrace East 109 South Road Paget, Interior Renovations & Alterations to Create 12 units – Plumbing Rough-in, installation of BHC supplied fixtures, installation of supply lines and drainage lines, connections to cesspits	$78,800.00
P.E.N.G Electric	04/15/2024	03/31/2025	Harmony Terrace East 109 South Road Paget, Interior Renovations & Alterations to Create 12 units – Electrical Rough-in, Wiring and Installation of BHC supplied fixtures	$219,000.00
Rise & Shine Construction	04/04/2024	03/31/2025	Harmony Terrace East 109 South Road Paget, Interior Renovations & Alterations to Create 6 Studio units & 6 1-bedroom units– Construction Only	$1,247,000.00
Certified Technology Solutions	04/30/2024	07/15/2024	Seven Arches Building, 3rd Floor, 44 Church Street, Hamilton – Install Data Cabling/Network systems for designed office space specific for Government Dept of Planning – Materials and Labour	$69,407.01
TG Maintenance & General Construction	05/27/2024	08/05/2024	Unit 8, 3 Cedar Park Road, Devonshire, Remedial Works – Renovations dues to termites- Upper flooring, removal of all wood and replacement, leak and mold issues, rewire electrical to bring to Code	$58,500.00
Team Six	06/01/2024	07/31/2024	Prospect Apartments, 2 Alexandra Court Devonshire DV02- Exterior Painting and Roof Repairs and Painting for buildings 1, 2 and 3	$53,500.00
Crisson Construction Ltd	06/01/2024	12/15/2024	Chelsea Apartments, 11 Redcoat Lane North, St. Georges, Balcony Restorations – Restore Listed Porches [Double Balconies] Black Iron steel railings, balcony slabs and roof construction	$348,782.51
Ocean Interiors Ltd	09/18/2024	10/01/2025	18 Battery Rd, St. George’s Phase 2 Lofts and Studios – Build 12 Units, cesspit, parking, brick paver installation, new curb, trash bin collection area, four catwalk bridge/stairs and 12 storage rooms	$2,553,207.00
Bermuda Security Group	06/06/2023	05/17/2024	Seven Arches Building, 44 Church Street Hamilton – New Swipe Card System for 1st and 2nd Floors and Upgrade swipe card system for Ground Floor	$67,970.00
Building Blocks Construction	09/24/2024	11/30/2024	Langley House, 26 Tommy Fox Road – Interior Renovations to Gound Floor Bathroom West	$56,712.50

Information Officer

Bermuda Housing Corporation

December 31st, 2024

The official notices above have been republished from the relevant section on the official Government website. If you wish to view ‘hard copies’, the Department of Libraries & Archives prints them and you can visit the main library on Queen Street or the Government Archives in the Government Administration Building on Parliament Street to view them.

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