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People will get the chance to hear experts' views on good governance at a Caribbean Ombudsman Association conference being hosted in Bermuda.
Ombudsman Arlene Brock says the event is a coup for the Island as it features a string of impressive speaker...
DATE: Feb 14, 2008
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Crazy boating brothers Ralph and Bob Brown have come up with a mad idea to surpass their own world record-breaking Bermuda Suicide Challenge.
Last year, the Floridian pair defied the advice of maritime experts by trekking unescorted from North Caroli...
DATE: Feb 14, 2008
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Three union members will sit on the education board implementing the Hopkins report — but the person put forward by Bermuda Union of Teachers has already been rejected by the Ministry of Education.
Education Minister Randolph Horton last night reveal...
DATE: Feb 13, 2008
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A former Medical Clinic user has outlined how keeping patients in the dark contributed to anger over the facility's controversial closure.
Walter Howes, a homeless patient for ten years, was among many campaigners who complained people were not being...
DATE: Feb 12, 2008
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has given her support for public access to information (PATI) — but warned of possible hurdles which need to be overcome if it is introduced in Bermuda.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette about its A Right To Know: Giving People Pow...
DATE: Feb 11, 2008
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Despite what some people in certain Government departments might think, Arlene Brock isn't an ogre.
But any public bodies who think the Ombudsman is going to ease off from ruffling feathers in her quest for greater accountability have got another tho...
DATE: Feb 11, 2008
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Planning chief Trevor Leach last night hit back at claims his department is reluctant to serve the public, stating: "Nothing could be further from the truth."
Mr. Leach said that of thousands of planning applications, only a handful have attracted co...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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This key is a symbol of hope that even on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic people can make a difference to the plight of millions of slaves across the world.
On one side it says "Unlock Freedom" and on the other "Stop The Traffik", the int...
DATE: Feb 07, 2008
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After coming under attack in an Ombudsman's report for being unresponsive, the Ministry of Finance has failed to respond to all questions about the matter for the past three days.
Arlene Brock's 2007 report highlighted how Government Employees Health...
DATE: Feb 07, 2008
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A sexual harassment complaint which might have resulted in criminal charges failed to reach court after the Human Rights Commission took too long to process it.
The Department of Public Prosecutions ended up being time-barred from reviewing the case ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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