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Lawyer Peter Sanderson revisits Bermuda’s unresolved issue with permanent resident’s certificates

Outsourcing by Bermudian businesses is a concern, says Bermuda Chamber of Commerce president Nathan Kowalski

The Government has seen a rise in work permit holders trying to change jobs or end their contracts prematurely, the Department of Immigration said today. According to the 2017 Work Permit Policy, permit holders who have worked on the island for less...

Job categories off-limits to work permit holders have been changed – with a moratorium extended by five months from the beginning of next year until the end of May 2023. “General bartenders” have been moved from the list of restricted jobs to the “cl...

The Government has moved to close an immigration loophole that allows visitors to reside on the island almost continuously. Currently, visitors are allowed to remain on the island for up to 180 days before their visa expires. But under current legisl...

When the Throne Speech is delivered tomorrow, the Government is likely to strike a balance between laying out its policy and legislative plans for the year and the philosophy underpinning them. Some past speeches have been longer on philosophy than ...

Dear Sir, I am hoping you can help my family and probably many other Bermudians, whom I suspect are equally frustrated. It is about the extraordinary and, quite frankly, outrageous time it takes to get a passport renewed. My daughter, who is a unive...

Malcolm Raynor writes that our small size could be used to our competitive advantage if there were greater unity exhibited on island

Dear Sir, I read with interest economy and labour minister Jason Hayward’s intent to increase the working population by 25 per cent over the next five years. I cannot but wonder why I am here in Australia, working, instead of in Bermuda, the country ...

Three days after the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a global emergency, I had an “extraordinary graduation”, and my intense UWCD experience ended short. Inequalities had always presented themselves to me in Armenia — but none quite like in March 2020...

A Colombian family hoping to visit Disney World right now may have to wait more than two years to get their visas. The same goes for a Nigerian investor looking to close a funding round in Silicon Valley. Around the world, delays in visa processing a...