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A former AS Cooper employee who claims she suffered long-term injuries after falling through a rotten floorboard in the store is begging the company to compensate her.
Yvonne Dawson told The Royal Gazette she still suffered major health problems alle...
DATE: Oct 27, 2009
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A global human rights organisation has welcomed Bermuda's draft freedom of information bill, calling it a "very progressive document".
But Article 19 yesterday urged Government to revise the proposed legislation to ensure it meets international stand...
DATE: Oct 27, 2009
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Bermuda could soon follow countless developed democracies around the world by passing a law giving taxpayers the right to access information held by public authorities.
But just how much openness would the proposed public access to information (PATI)...
DATE: Oct 26, 2009
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Bermuda could soon follow countless developed democracies around the world by passing a law giving taxpayers the right to access information held by public authorities.
But just how much openness would the proposed public access to information (PATI)...
DATE: Oct 26, 2009
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Bermuda's proposed freedom of information law would give the public scant access to the real workings of government, according to lawyer Timothy Marshall.
The draft public access to information (PATI) bill says records would be exempt from disclosure...
DATE: Oct 26, 2009
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Bermuda's proposed freedom of information law would give the public scant access to the real workings of government, according to lawyer Timothy Marshall.
The draft public access to information (PATI) bill says records would be exempt from disclosure...
DATE: Oct 26, 2009
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A group lobbying for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation to be outlawed is holding a workshop this weekend for supporters.
Suzanne Mayall, from Two Words and a Comma, said in an e-mail promoting the session that it was aimed at empowe...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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A woman who sparked a $6,000 police investigation after pretending she was raped in her home by two masked intruders was ordered to pay the full cost of the inquiry yesterday.
Michelle Lee Carreiro, of Cut Road, St. George's, appeared at Magistrates'...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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Government is to launch its own inquiry into the Bermuda Regiment's procedures for handling sexual misconduct claims.
But the "internal review" announced yesterday by Acting Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban was immediately denounced by critics who ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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A 22-year-old woman who concoted a story about two masked men raping her in her apartment was this afternoon fined $7,000.
Michelle Lee Carreiro, of Cut Road, St. George’s, appeared at Magistrates’ Court where she pleaded guilty to wilfully and knowi...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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