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“If this was the OBA government that was making these kinds of inconsistent decisions and practising double standards that discriminated against Bermudians, it would have sparked an island-wide outcry” — Chris Furbert, April 2021 I am going t...

"So I had a heart attack…" begins the viral LinkedIn post from Jonathan Frostick, an IT lead at HSBC. It was just another Sunday. Trip to the park; late lunch; sitting down at about 4pm to prepare for the working week ahead. Suddenly he knew somethin...

Dear Sir, Consider this scenario: a Bermuda restaurant employer waits 3½ months for approval of a work-permit application for a new management position. When the employer finally meets with the Department of Immigration, asking why the lengthy delay,...

Two Bermudian filmmakers have been given grants to help them complete new film projects. Dr Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said Rory Wilson and Rick Richardson were recipients of $5,000 Bermuda Art Council grants to be used...

Reaction to the Government’s release of details of the Economic Investment Certificate policy has run the gamut. Supporters of status for long term residents are disappointed that the policy does not go further. There has been criticism that the poli...

Non-Bermudians will be able to become long-term residents if they invest a minimum of $2.5 million in the country, the Labour Minister announced yesterday. Jason Hayward unveiled the new economic investment certificate policy yesterday which will com...

Sacking workers who choose not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 would breach employment law, the Ministry of Labour warned yesterday. A spokesman added that staff who do not get the jab would still be entitled to sick leave if they tested positive f...

A few months ago I greeted a couple of Pacific Islanders and helped them find accommodations. I naturally asked how they liked being in Bermuda. To which their response was that they found the work environment much more comfortable. “How so?” was my ...

Buses were back on the roads last night after industrial action by staff meant the service ground to a halt. The unannounced walkout by Department of Transportation supervisors started yesterday morning and , left many passengers stranded. But a tran...

Employers should talk to their staff if they planned to introduce Covid-19 vaccination policies, a lawyer said yesterday. Gambrill Robinson, an associate lawyer at Canterbury Law, highlighted that the type and size of a business could be taken into a...

Minister A: “In order to combat the harsh realities resulting from a population decline we need positive net immigration; that is less emigration or people leaving the country to live elsewhere, and more immigration or people entering the country to...

The Opposition has condemned the Progressive Labour Party for “taking for ever” to tackle changes to immigration policy. Ben Smith, the One Bermuda Alliance Senate Leader, said he had spent more than two years on the bipartisan committee on immigrati...