| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GEM/1/5/1 |
| Title | Closure of Gemini and attempts to re-launch the service |
| Date | 31 March 1999 - 1 December 2008 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Creator Name | Gemini News Service; 1967-2002; news agency |
| Description | Records relating to the closure of Gemini News Service and plans to re-launch the Service, 1999-2008, including: copies of emails and a reports of emails posted to the Commonwealth Press Union Penang Forum concerning the future of Gemini, August 1999; emails to Derek Ingram and Dipankar De Sarker (Gemini editors), from former Gemini correspondents and staff concerning the closure of Gemini News Service, July 2002 - October 2002; a photocopy of a financial statement for News-Scan International Limited, (holding company for Gemini News Service, 1982-[c1999]), for the year ended 31 March 1999; discussion paper concerning the possibility of a partnership between Gemini and the Commonwealth Press Union, nd, [c2002]; photocopies of a Companies House application for the removal of News-Scan International Foundation from the register of companies, 14 October 2002; notes and a report by Bethel Njoku (Gemini general manager) concerning proposals to re-launch Gemini, March 2003; lists of Gemini fellows and interns with details of their present jobs, August 2003; letters concerning the transfer of the title 'Gemini News Service' from Panos Institute to NewsConcern International Foundation, June 2004; emails concerning plans and sources of funding for the re-launch of Gemini, April 2004 - December 2008 and a proposal by Allan Thompson (former Gemini corresponent) for establishing a new headquarters for Gemini at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, Canada, nd, [c2006]. |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act. |
| Format | Typescript |
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| Code | Set |
| NA150 | Canada/North and Central America |