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A huge crowd gathered on the grounds of Cabinet Building last night in support of the controversial Pathways to Status legislation. The candlelit vigil was a response to the slew of protests against the Bermuda Government’s proposed immigration refor...

Dear Sir, Some years back when Sir John Swan was Premier, the Progressive Labour Party had some internal problems that resulted in the formation of the National Liberal Party. Just about the time when this new party was gaining momentum, Sir John c...

Dear Sir, The current immigration debate has clearly brought to a head deep-rooted feelings. The opinions of both sides are valid and should be listened to very carefully. This issue is proving to be polemic and it must be handled with the greatest ...

Buses are not expected to run this morning as a labour withdrawal over immigration legislation continues. The Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport yesterday afternoon announced that the bus service would be cancelled at least during the morn...

Dear Sir, Here is my comprehensive immigration reform jump-start: “Pathway 28”. One needs 28 points to qualify for status. One earns one point per year in Bermuda, but birth, formative years in Bermuda, other Bermudian familial connections and a 20-...

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on Pathways to Status, stating that it supports the legislation. However, president John Wight said “simultaneous” efforts must also be made to address the social needs of the community. “With the Chamb...

People rallied together yesterday to keep business going as usual in the wake of industrial action. While City of Hamilton workers pitched in to fill gaps where needed, other people offered lifts to those left stranded by cancelled bus and ferry ser...

Tensions spiked in a day of largely peaceful protests when protesters, some of them angrily demanding to see the Premier, poured into the Cabinet Office and had to be removed by police. Officers responded swiftly when demonstrators followed Michael D...

As more than a 1,000 demonstrators arrived at the Session House grounds, police took no chances and guarded the locked doors of Parliament. The orders were said to come from the sergeant-at-arms, as Progressive Labour Party MP Walter Roban confronted...

A work stoppage accompanied by protests, fiery speeches, rebuttals, press conferences and an orderly march through the city streets — it was all evident as Bermuda experienced another day of unrest. And there are rumblings that there could be more of...

Michael Dunkley remained adamant that the One Bermuda Alliance Government was “trying to save Bermuda”, as Opposition MPs maintained that the Government’s “intransigence” was pushing the island into turmoil. While the Premier said he was open to list...

Ferries, buses and the docks were among a host of services stopped yesterday after hundreds of workers responded to a call for an island-wide labour withdrawal from the People’s Campaign. About 1,200 people took part in a peaceful but at times fiery ...