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Please don’t pull plug on BBC World

Dear Sir, I, and I am sure many other thinking people, miss BBC World on the radio. It’s a unique service, providing a constant link with the outside world, and it gives up-to-date, unbiased news and in-depth comment on universal topics, which all t...
May 28, 2015
Other

BBC radio broadcasts in doubt

The future of BBC Radio World News broadcasts on AM 1160 is up in the air, according to Kenneth DeFontes. Speaking yesterday, Mr DeFontes said the usual BBC broadcasts went off the air recently so that overdue work could be carried out on the transmi...
May 23, 2015
Letters to the Editor

What’s happened to balanced reporting?

Dear Sir, Am I the only person who is appalled at the ability of politicians (and others) to use the news media to make political statements (and oft times mischief) without the media making any attempt to question, verify, or ask for another viewpoi...
May 23, 2015
Other

Tributes paid to journalist Barclay

Journalist Alexandra Barclay O’Reilly died on Sunday after a brief illness. She was 43 years old. Her family and colleagues recalled yesterday how she fearlessly tackled a wide range of issues and was driven to find a place for the stories that conf...
May 07, 2015
Other

Student newspapers initiative starts tomorrow

If you were wondering about the ribbons spiralling up the poles of Hamilton’s street lights — think back to your old school tie. The school colours adorning some 130 poles point to a series of newspapers celebrating each of the Island’s eight senior ...
May 05, 2015
Other

VSB TV News alive and kicking online

VSB TV News may no longer be on television, but the programme is alive and well online. While VSB TV 11 ceased broadcasting last August due to financial constraints, the news team has been quietly producing their nightly news programme for their webs...
Apr 24, 2015
Other

PATI: laws helped expose string of scandals

The Freedom of Information Act came into effect in Britain on January 1, 2005, and since then more than 400,000 requests have been filed under the legislation. The law is similar to the Public Access to Information Act being introduced in Bermuda tod...
Apr 01, 2015
Other

PATI: Leading the charge for legislation

When The Royal Gazette launched its “Right to Know” campaign for the enactment of public access to information laws, senior reporter Sam Strangeways led the charge. Ms Strangeways had a busy year covering the 2008 campaign for PATI and the political ...
Apr 01, 2015
Other

PATI: Campaign for more transparency

The drive to get freedom of information laws in place was the most prominent campaign by The Royal Gazette in recent years — and it came during a low point in the newspaper’s relationship with Government. “The Right to Know: Giving People Power” camp...
Apr 01, 2015
Opinion Writer

Frontline journalists fighting for the truth

Truth has always been the enemy of those who choose evil methods to carry out their twisted and horrendous objectives. Actions that are in direct opposition to the commonly accepted standards of all people who cherish freedom and human dignity. For c...
Feb 07, 2015
Arts & Entertainment

Bermuda Festival: A masterclass in jazz

The Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre at Fairmont Southampton Resort was about three-quarters full. So about 600 people had braved the wind, horizontal rain and the vagaries of parking to attend Saturday’s show by the Eliis Marsalis Jazz Quintet — an enthusiast...
Feb 02, 2015
Local Business

Compulsory buyout rescues BBC

A rescue package to save struggling broadcaster Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC) will buy out the company’s investors for ten cents a share, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Mayfair Ltd — like the BBC, controlled by the Perry family — has kept the TV ...
Jan 21, 2015
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