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Toby Mendel has spent much of his career studying freedom of information laws; he's even published two books about them.
So when he describes Bermuda's proposed public access to information (PATI) bill as "by and large, a pretty good draft," it's pro...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Laura Neuman has travelled the world and seen a lot of transparency laws as part of her job as access to information project manager for the Carter Center in the States.
But she has never known a country respond in the way Bermuda did when asked to c...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Two overseas experts have congratulated Bermuda's citizens for commenting on a proposed freedom of information law in their hundreds.
The Cabinet Office revealed yesterday that 530 submissions have so far been received from organisations and individu...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Laura Neuman has travelled the world and seen a lot of transparency laws as part of her job as access to information project manager for the Carter Center in the States.
But she has never known a country respond in the way Bermuda did when asked to c...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
Two overseas experts have congratulated Bermuda's citizens for commenting on a proposed freedom of information law in their hundreds.
The Cabinet Office revealed yesterday that 530 submissions have so far been received from organisations and individu...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown met last night with Haitians living in Bermuda in the wake of the massive earthquake which has ripped apart their homeland.
Dr. Brown held a reception at his official residence, Camden, where he talked to those who have lost loved...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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A Haitian living in Bermuda has returned to his earthquake-struck homeland to search for his missing brother and help his people.
Wesly Guiteau, an insurance broker at Willis, spoke to The Royal Gazette before he flew to the Dominican Republic and dr...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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An emergency room doctor is heading to Haiti to tend to victims of last week's massive earthquake — and she is looking for volunteers to help in the coming months.
Tiffany Keenan, who works at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, will set off today or ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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Chamber of Commerce president Stephen Todd has revealed his "wish list" for the upcoming Budget, including a plea to Finance Minister Paula Cox not to hit the private sector with increased costs.
Mr. Todd told The Royal Gazette his key concern about ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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A 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital after she lost control of her car and it hit a wall in Smith's in the early hours of yesterday.
The motorist, from St. George's, was travelling east on Knapton Hill when the crash happened at about 2.50 a.m.
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DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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