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Government has defended its controversial media council bill, claiming it is a "bit of a red herring" whether such a regulatory body is enshrined in law or not.
Premier Ewart Brown, the Minister responsible for the proposed legislation, did not comme...
DATE: May 19, 2010
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A global human rights lawyer has written to Bermuda's MPs, urging them to give the Island's media the chance to set up its own regulatory body.
Toby Mendel, executive director of the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) in Canada, sent his open letter ...
DATE: May 19, 2010
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The International Press Institute has warned the Government that its "deeply flawed" media council bill could damage its reputation around the world.
The global network of editors, media executives and journalists, based in Vienna, issued a statement...
DATE: May 18, 2010
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Global press freedom organisations have denounced plans for a state-controlled council to oversee the media in Bermuda — while local journalists are calling for a rethink of the idea.
Premier Ewart Brown tabled a bill in the House of Assembly on May ...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown gave a rousing statement to the House of Assembly on May 7, proudly declaring that he was introducing the Public Access to Information Act 2010 — a law he insisted would see Bermuda "take a great leap forward" and strengthen the f...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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We asked Premier Ewart Brown — the Minister responsible for the proposed media council — a series of questions about it last week. He did not provide answers but an anonymous Government spokesman e-mailed these responses, which he said could not be a...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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A Police officer is seeking legal advice on comments posted about him on Facebook by a barrister. Detective Inspector Robert Cardwell told The Royal Gazette he was considering all his options in relation to a message written by Charles Richardson yes...
DATE: May 12, 2010
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A 58-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a 45-year-old man had the case against him dismissed in court yesterday.
The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused of committing the offence between January 2008 and June 2009...
DATE: May 12, 2010
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Police have no plans to "reach out" to gun-toting gang members to get them to stop shooting one another — but say other agencies should be doing just that.
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva told The Royal Gazette during an exclusive interview on th...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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A former political advisor to Sir John Swan has died suddenly at the age of 57 in his home country of Sri Lanka.
K.C. Nadarajah Jr., known as Raj, suffered a massive heart attack while sitting at his desk on May 5 and a funeral was held on Sunday.
Mr...
DATE: May 11, 2010
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