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Media Association joins PAJ's call for greater access to public officials
Kingston :: Jamaica | 26 days ago
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The PAJ recently raised concerns about what it terms efforts to shield the prime minister from answering questions from the media on current and controversial national issues. In a release yesterday, the MAJ expressed confidence that a mutual
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Public records exemption scrutinized
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 27 days ago
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The email addresses of most public officials, including the governor, state lawmakers and county commissioners, would remain secret under a bill poised for passage by the Florida House as early as Wednesday. Bill sponsors say the measure (HB 249) is
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Escudero dares fellow bets to bare financial records
Manila :: Philippines | 1 month ago
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PhilippinesReelectionist Sen. Francis Escudero on Friday dared his fellow candidates and incumbent lawmakers to allow the scrutiny of the extent of their respective wealth through signed waivers of the bank secrecy rights to accompany their
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No action against Sun crime editor Mike Sullivan following 'corrupt payments' arrest
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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The crime editor of the Sun will face no further action after he was arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigation into alleged corrupt payments to public officials, the force said today. Mike Sullivan, 49, was held under Operation Elveden on
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Lessons from history: Can royalty guarantee a free press?
Rochester :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
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Once derided as the "Blackadder" solution, the idea that a royal charter is a good guarantee of press freedom is now shared by all parties in Westminster. But does history back them up? "The real problem with the royal charter process is that it is
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Hands off our press
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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In an explosive intervention, the London Mayor told for the first time of his fears that the probes over the past two years are now damaging the public interest. Mr Johnson, who as the capital's mayor supervises the Metropolitan Police and its
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Public records passion: Florida government watchdog sues Collier, Lee agencies
Naples :: FL :: USA | 2 months ago
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Joel Chandler hopped into his 2000 Volvo last month and began one of his many routine trips to audit public agencies statewide, heading to Sarasota and then south to Fort Myers and Naples. The 48-year-old Lakeland man packed clothing, a cellphone, a
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Ex-PC admits selling Terry story
Milton Keynes :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
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Ex-police officer admits selling John Terry information to Sun An ex-police officer has admitted selling information, including details about footballer John Terry's mother, to the Sun newspaper. Alan Tierney, 40, a former Surrey police constable,
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UN asks for accountability for CIA rendition programme
Geneva :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
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UN expert in human rights and counter-terrorism expert asks for truth and accountability Geneva, 6 March 2013 United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, urged the governments of the United States and the
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Sands Tells SEC of 'Likely' FCPA Violation
Shanghai :: China | 3 months ago
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. told the Securities and Exchange Commission that an internal review found the casino operator had likely violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a federal law that bans bribing public officials abroad. The company on Friday
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