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A host of questions remain despite a response by Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess to the Auditor General's special report, according to the Opposition.
The report by Larry Dennis revealed Government had paid millions of taxpayers' dolla...
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The Open Society Justice Initiative, a US-based group which promotes rights-based law reform around the world, drew up the following ten principles on the right of access to information.
1. Access to information is a right of everyone.
Anyone may req...
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Even the best governments love their secrets.
It's in their nature. Some secrets, like those tied to security, are arguably necessary. But most governments, if they have their way, would keep their little secrets too.
You can't really blame them. Nob...
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On January 21, President Barack Obama, through his press secretary, issued the following memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies. The subject was the US Freedom of Information Act, which, in Bermuda, would be the Public Access ...
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A loggerhead turtle has died after ingesting a fishing line and hook.
Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo staff are now warning fishermen to dispose of line responsibly rather than leaving it as a hazard to marine life in the ocean.
The female turtle wa...
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l The drug has various street names including 'Special K', 'ice', 'chalk', 'crank', 'glass' and 'meth'. It is sold as powder, tablets or crystals.
l It is cheap and relatively easy to make, but the process produces acids and acidic gasses that can ca...
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Police are investigating a burglary at a home in Paget when jewellery and electronic equipment were stolen.
Around 8.30 a.m. on Monday, Police received a report of a burglary at the Ord Road residence. Between 2 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. on Monday, s...
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Children will learn how to make healthy choices about drugs, alcohol and cigarettes at an early age, thanks to a soon-to-be-launched initiative.
The Al's Pals programme is aimed at helping students aged three to eight understand self-control and deve...
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A guitarist and aspiring music producer with a passion for charity work and a diligent approach to his studies has been named the Island's top teenager of 2009.
Matthew Witkowski was found by the judges of this year's Outstanding Teen Awards to be "a...
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Would-be thieves brandishing a weapon jumped into a taxi and demanded cash from the driver.
The incident took place at 6.25 p.m. Thursday, near the junction of Union and North streets in Hamilton.
Said a Police spokesperson: "It appears that a taxi t...
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