BBC’s black staff being ‘unfairly’ targeted in cuts
From The Voice “There are some floors where only one person, other than the cleaner, is black” Black journalists at the BBC claim they are being unfairly targeted in cuts and are standing behind an Operation Black Vote (OBV) petition…
Dear BBC: Don’t cut African Caribbean journalist
From obv A powerful group of individuals including the most senior Black person- Pat Younge- the BBC has ever employed- have written to senior bosses at the BBC urging them not to axe a key journalistic post dedicated to covering…
Flight MH370 ‘crashed in south Indian Ocean’ – Malaysia PM
From BBC Malaysia’s prime minister has announced that missing flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. Najib Razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight. Malaysia Airlines had told the families of…
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin grilled by BBC’s Stephen Sackur
From mnialive With a crackdown on international financial havens being led by the United States and the European Union, the Cayman Islands have increasingly come under the microscope as efforts mount to catch those seeking to evade taxes. The Premier…
Man travels 1,000 miles to claim bogus prize
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Ratan Kumar Malbisoi travelled more than a thousand miles to claim a bogus prize An Indian villager recently travelled more than a thousand miles to the BBC office in Delhi in an unusual quest…
Premier aces HARDtalk
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin went toe-to-toe with BBC’s HARDtalk host Stephen Sackur in London on Tuesday when he answered questions about the Cayman Islands and Overseas Territories. Both Cabinet Secretary Samuel Rose and Senior Political Advisor Roy Tatum,…
The Editor Speaks: Trying not to put a personal slant on news
Whilst it’s acceptable to place your personal opinions in an editorial, because that is exactly what it is – an opinion (the editor’s), this is not the case with news reporting. News reporting should be unbiased and as an old…
The Editor Speaks: HARDtalk for Premier in London but no potshots here in Cayman
It struck me as very strange that Cayman’s Premier, Alden McLaughlin won’t participate in anymore press briefings in his own country but is willing to appear on the BBC television programme “HARDtalk” that takes no prisoners. I well remember an…
Canada ‘orders Briton to stop selling Marmite and Irn Bru’
From BBC Marmite jar Marmite falls foul of Canada’s laws because it is enriched with vitamins The owner of a British food shop in Canada says he has been ordered to stop selling Marmite, Ovaltine and Irn Bru because they…
Blasphemy case: Briton in Pakistan sentenced to death
From BBC PHOTO: Christians at a protest after violence over accusations of blasphemy – March 2013 Several recent cases have prompted international concern about the application of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws A court in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has sentenced…
