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The number of births in Bermuda rose last year for the second time in five years. But the number of marriages fell to 450 from 509 in 2015 — an 11.6 per cent drop. Walton Brown, Minister of Home Affairs, said: “In 2016, there were 591 births — an inc...

Non-Bermudians holding British Overseas Territories Citizen passports need a visa to visit the United States, Walton Brown warned today. The Minister of Home Affairs told the House of Assembly the issue was brought to light after the spouse of a Berm...

Dear Sir, Michael Fahy, as the former Cabinet minister responsible for immigration, introduced legislation that arguably was the cause of his party suffering the largest loss at the polls of any conservative party in Bermuda’s history. Instead of re...

This is the first of a number of pieces offering a critique of proposals made by the Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group. Before I begin, it is important to recognise the hard work undertaken by the Working Group over the past 18 months. Mo...

Controversial immigration legislation designed to protect Bermudians’ rights was passed yesterday by Senate. Progressive Labour Party senator Crystal Caesar said that it was the role of the Government to protect its nationals. Ms Caesar added: “Th...

A new points system has been proposed for the granting of Bermudian status. Decisions on status should take account of people’s contribution to Bermuda and include a course and test on Bermudian culture. The recommendations from the Consultative Immi...

A report on immigration reform has been handed over to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, after more than 18 months of deliberations by an independent working group. Mr Brown said he hoped to table legislation as early as February after revi...

Dear Sir, I was born in a blue-collar working family and I came up watching my grandmother and mother struggle to make ends meet, putting clothes on our backs and food on the table. As far as I could remember my mother had worked in most of the hote...

Immigration legislation to “protect Bermuda for Bermudians” was passed in the House of Assembly last night despite vocal opposition. The new laws give the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act priority over the Human Rights Act. Walton Brown, the Mi...

New legislation giving the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act priority over the Human Rights Act will be debated in the House of Assembly today. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, has said the move “will not take away from anyone’s funda...

The Human Rights Commission has been invited to make submissions over controversial amendments to immigration legislation. The HRC and home affairs minister Walton Brown released a joint statement yesterday, in which they said they had held “candid a...

A group campaigning on immigration reform have joined the call to withdraw planned legislative amendments. The “Supporting Fair Immigration Reform” Facebook group expressed its concern that human rights would be undermined by the Government’s propose...