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Wakefield Quin barrister Peter Sanderson explores some of the implications of the recent judgment confirming that naturalised British Overseas Territories citizens are not subject to work permit restrictions. A recent judgment has confirmed that natu...

Dear Sir, It was good to learn of Chief Justice Kawaley’s sagacious decision to award status to British Overseas naturalised citizens, thereby erasing longstanding errors on the part of the Department of Immigration. Perhaps the good Chief Justice c...

The number of people now entitled to work in Bermuda permit-free under a new legal precedent delivered by the Supreme Court excludes the “vast majority” of work permit holders. However, Peter Sanderson, the lawyer behind the latest ruling, cautioned ...

Immigration authorities have issued $30,000 in fines for work permit violations, and 41 further cases covering a plethora of job categories remain under investigation. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy also gave details in the Senate about the natur...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy was denounced at length by the Progressive Labour Party as thwarting a Bermudian worker from getting a job, as rancor continued over the Ombudsman’s criticism of the Department of Immigration. Deputy Opposition Lead...

Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown has expressed his alarm at the “flagrant violation of immigration laws” by a company highlighted in an Ombudsman report. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2014, released last Friday, stated that the Department...

By Owain Johnston-Barnes Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has accused the Ombudsman’s office of maladministration, labelling a critical report a “farce”. He also declined to name the employer or agent involved in the controversy, arguing that it wo...

The Department of Immigration refused to follow the advice of the Ombudsman following a Bermudian’s complaint about being overlooked for a job. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2014, tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday, also claims that the Mi...

The Progressive Labour Party criticised a move to expedite the processing of status applications at the close of the House of Assembly. While Government said that KPMG volunteered to assist in the process at no cost to the Government, PLP Members of ...

“And if I have to make it easier for rich white people to own land in Bermuda that is fine!” — MP Bob Richards, House of Assembly, March 1, 2013. On May 29, 2015, the One Bermuda Alliance passed an amendment to the Immigration and Protection Act whic...