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Millions of people all over the world use access to information laws every day to obtain official information, no matter the medium it is stored on.
Citizens in Jamaica have embraced their Access to Information Act since it was fully implemented in J...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
Gregory Fox will never forget the sickening smell of thick black smoke from burning toxic waste which would fill his lungs as he played outdoors with his brothers and sisters back in the 1960s.
But that aroma is nothing compared to the stink he's thr...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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A motorist whose car plunged into water off Somerset Bridge yesterday has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
The man failed an alco-analyser test at Hamilton Police Station, but it is not yet known how the vehicle ended up in the water.
Pol...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Alex Scott has a simple message for politicians and civil servants who don't support the introduction of public access to information (PATI) legislation in Bermuda: "The Government serves the public, serves the people. Access to information, especial...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Royal Gazette records dating back to the early 1990s show the first call for Government transparency came from Progressive Labour Party stalwart Eva Hodgson in 1992.
As in many jurisdictions, it was another five years or so before accountability and ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Soul siren Gladys Knight is to fan the flames of love at the third Annual Bermuda International Love Festival.
The Grammy Award winner is to serenade guests at the Sweetheart's Ball at the Fairmont Southampton on February 17.
Knight, from Atlanta is ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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An 82-year-old taxi driver was robbed by his passenger on Thursday afternoon in the area of Fort Hamilton Drive in Pembroke.
Responding to the incident, Police spoke with the complainant who stated he picked up a fare at around 4.20 p.m. on Front Str...
DATE: Jan 21, 2008
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Kim Swan was today unveiled as the new leader of the United Bermuda Party.
He was elected during a meeting at the Elbow Beach Hotel last night with the UBP's Parliamentary group, party officers and candidates in the last election.
Mr. Swan, a former ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2008
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Kenya’s Phillip Koech has broken the Bermuda International Race Weekend Half-Marathon record with a stunning solo run a day after he clinched the 10K title.
Koech stretched out the race field early on and ended up with a comfortable four-minute winni...
DATE: Jan 20, 2008
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The private and the public sectors have joined forces to fund and manage an extraordinary educational programme for youngsters that will focus on Bermuda's natural and human heritage.
The Axis Education Programme will focus mainly on Government schoo...
DATE: Jan 19, 2008
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