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The US Army veteran who claims Agent Orange was burned at the former baselands at Southside last night threw his support behind St. David's resident Gregory Fox's fight to release a report into the safety of land.
Former US Army serviceman Ronald Sla...
DATE: Jan 25, 2008
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Tim Smith
The Royal Gazette yesterday failed to gain access — on your behalf — to two meetings being held behind closed doors by publicly funded bodies.
As part of our A Right to Know: Giving People Power campaign, which calls for transparency and accountabili...
DATE: Jan 23, 2008
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Progressive Labour Party Senator Walton Brown has outlined his support for public access to information.
Sen. Brown also said opening up meetings of public bodies to the public could be a step in the right direction — as long as steps are made to avo...
DATE: Jan 23, 2008
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Tim Smith
Watching the numbers on scales may not be enough to understand risk factors for obesity-linked disease.
Instead, Tony Ward, a clinical dietician at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said trimming the tummy and calculating your Body Mass Index (B...
DATE: Jan 23, 2008
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It's easy for an air of intimidation to develop in any small community.
Afraid of the consequences if they report unethical conduct of those in authority, people can often choose the safer option of keeping quiet — even if they don't like what's goin...
DATE: Jan 23, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Calls for the Corporation of Hamilton to open its doors to the public are nothing new — but for years they appear to have fallen on deaf ears.
The elected body meets every other Tuesday behind closed doors to discuss the affairs of the city and how i...
DATE: Jan 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Cabinet could be asked to approve drafting instructions for public access to information legislation "very, very soon", according to the civil servant who helped write Bermuda's discussion paper on the topic.
Kimberley McKeown, a policy analyst at Go...
DATE: Jan 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The sticky layer of grime that collects on Peter and Lucy Willitts' garden furniture as a result of smoke from the nearby Belco plant is more than just an annoyance — it's a symbol of the pollution they fear could affect their health.
Because while t...
DATE: Jan 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Today The Royal Gazette launches a campaign to throw open the doors of Government and publicly-funded groups to give the people of Bermuda access to information that shapes their lives.
A Right to Know: Giving People Power is all about helping the pe...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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A Right to Know: Giving People Power is all about you.
The Royal Gazette can only achieve the aims of this campaign if you give us your support — and tell us and Government that you want an open regime.
We want to know what you think of our three g...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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