The Deputy Governor’s Office has stayed mum on claims that its recommendations were the trigger for House of Assembly members to secretly award themselves raises that approximately doubled their salaries …
Long-delayed rights watchdog in the works
For more than 15 years, successive governments have been promising to establish the Human Rights Commission provided for in the 2007 Constitution. But the initiative has been delayed again and …
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Deputy Governor’s Office, courts pusing for jury reform
Officials from the Deputy Governor’s Office and the High Court began discussions last month about how to best “return” the Jury Bill to the House of Assembly in order to …
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EDITORIAL: Election Code of Conduct a step in the right direction
Kudos to the Deputy Governor’s Office for launching a draft code of conduct for elections. As the campaign season looms, we hope that the document will be finalised and put …
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