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“Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.” — Winston Churchill For months, I resisted watching a very popular Netflix series by the name of The Crown. which follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizab...

Biometric collection sessions are to be held later this month for Bermudians who want to gain a Canadian visa. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, said that special ID criteria was now mandatory for some people applying for Canadian visitor...

“When people are coming to talk to me in my office, they’re not saying they hate international business. They’re saying, ‘I’m not eating, my son’s not working, how do I get opportunities in this country? So how can I agree, Mr Caines, to you giving a...

Bermuda is not alone in seeking solutions to population and immigration issues, Barbados is grappling with similar concerns, and a proposed new immigration Bill is expected to be put before its leaders in January. The news comes in the wake of a pres...

Dear Sir, In your publication of November 9, your correspondent, Peter Sanderson, referred to my recent letter and stated that I echoed what he had heard repeated by many concerning how Bermuda’s immigration laws have penalised black people and favou...

Everyone has to think beyond their own interests for immigration reform to be achieved and embraced, the national security minister has said. Wayne Caines, who is responsible for delivery of an overhaul of immigration law promised by the Progressive ...

Dear Sir, The recent report that the Government was not tabling its immigration reform plan prompted the unleashing of a barrage of criticism in the comments section accusing the Progressive Labour Party of racism. Nothing could be farther from the t...

A man whose bid for belonger status was rejected by London’s Privy Council could have grounds to take his fight to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer said last night. Michael Barbosa was born in Bermuda in 1976 to non-Bermudian parents bu...

Dear Sir, I write to comment on sentiments expressed by Wentworth Christopher in his Letter to the Editor, which echoes the same point that I have heard repeated by many — that Bermuda’s immigration laws historically operated to penalise black people...

While I fully understand the issues in Bermuda over mixed-status families and hopefully we will see a resolution provided, there is something that I am not quite understanding. How is it, even though there are no rights to status or permanent residen...

A documentary on the history of the Portuguese and how they came to Bermuda is due to be released at the end of this month after ten years of work. Milton Raposo, a Bermudian film-maker of Portuguese ancestry, said the film, Fabric: Portuguese Histor...

The Azores president said last night that Bermuda’s recognition of the Azorean contribution to Bermuda made him proud. Vasco Cordeiro, the president of the Azores regional government, said the first Portuguese immigrants who arrived 170 years ago wer...