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The Ministry of Education’s headquarters has been criticised for a delayed response to a request for information about a settlement with a former Commissioner of Education. According to a decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner,...

The Cabinet Office has been told to respond to a request for a review of records released about correspondence between the Premier and investment firm Gencom. Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, ordered the Government department to mak...

The police have published details under public access to information of the salaries being paid to three consultants. A notice published by the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) in the Official Gazette listed contracts ending March 31, 2022, with special ...

David Burt instructed a senior civil servant to ensure Ewart Brown was compensated for financial losses at his two clinics after the One Bermuda Alliance government slashed fees for medical scans. The Premier sent the letter to the permanent secretar...

Government House has been ordered to release part of a record which raises “questions about the procedures” used by a committee which reviews complaints about judges. Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez gave the Office of the Governor until ...

The Attorney-General has asked a judge to dismiss an order from the Information Commissioner to make the Government hand over records related to payments from the public purse to former premier Ewart Brown. The civil case was said in the Supreme Cour...

The Constitution and parts of the island’s governance are in line to be updated in the new session of Parliament, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delivered the speech on behalf of the Government, said t...

The Human Rights Commission has been told to reconsider a decision to withhold records under public access to information laws. Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez ordered the independent body to issue a new decision by November 3 to The Roy...

The principle of open government will be celebrated with countries around the world today. A spokeswoman for the Information Commissioner’s Office said International Right to Know Day was designed “to increase individuals’ awareness of their right t...

A public authority involved in an inquiry into misconduct claims against the head of the island’s child protection agency has claimed it does not have a report on the investigation’s findings. Gina Hurst-Maybury, the acting permanent secretary at the...

A government body set up to compensate victims of crime has said it will “soon” comply with a public access to information order issued almost two years ago. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board was told by Information Commissioner Gitanjali Guti...

Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has urged public authorities to “familiarise themselves” with the Public Access to Information Act and consult a code of practice when dealing with requests for records. The commissioner issued the reminde...