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"Govt remains committed to PATI, states Premier"

Premier Paula Cox has reiterated Government’s commitment to have Public Access to Information legislation operational by the end of the year. Work continues to be done on the PATI project, Ms Cox said. She rejected criticism that the Cayman Islands ...
Mar 20, 2012
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"Good Governance Act doesn’t go far enough, Kevin Comeau"

Premier Paula Cox’s good governance law does not give the Auditor General sufficient powers to “follow the money” and investigate corruption, a public forum heard. Lawyer Kevin Comeau told the Centre for Justice meeting that the Good Governance Act 2...
Mar 16, 2012
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"Expert: Island can only benefit from freedom of information law"

Bermuda is on the cusp of a “revolutionary” law coming into force and citizens should seize the opportunity to use it, according to a freedom of information activist. Heather Brooke, the freelance journalist whose requests for information exposed the...
Mar 16, 2012
Politics

"Recruitment of Information Commissioner to start soon"

Public Access to Information legislation is on track to becoming operational this year as promised, according to Government. And there is still no deadline for public bodies to be PATI-ready. Instead “the plan is for departments and public bodies to ...
Jan 09, 2012
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"New channel for complaints as Media Council launches"

Bermuda's first self-regulating media council officially opens for business today with its creators promising a “new era of heightened responsibility and accountability”. Twenty news outlets have signed up in support of the Media Council of Bermuda a...
Feb 02, 2011
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"Lawyer's defamation trial delayed for Supreme Court hearing"

Defence lawyer Charles Richardson's trial for defamation has been delayed — so the Supreme Court can decide if the offence he has been charged with is unconstitutional. Mr Richardson, 39, was accused in court last week of unlawfully publishing defama...
Jan 13, 2011
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"Lawyer Richardson accused of defaming police officer"

Defence lawyer Charles Richardson was today accused in court of libelling a police detective with comments he wrote about him on Facebook. Mr Richardson, 39, of Club Road, Smith's, appeared at Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with unlawfully p...
Jan 07, 2011
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"Media Council launches on February 1 "

Bermuda's first Media Council should be up and running on February 1 five months after it was due to start. Members of Bermuda's media agreed to create a self-regulating council after former Premier Ewart Brown tabled legislation to create a Governme...
Jan 07, 2011
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