Health Throne Speech: faster work permits, universal healthcare on wish list Health charities voice their hopes for tomorrow’s Throne Speech Nov 07, 2024
General Ministry clarifies ‘sponsored dependent’ criteria The clarification comes after work-permit applications are turned down owing to ineligibility Oct 14, 2024
Labour Ministry extends list of closed jobs categories A total of 46 job categories are closed, while another ten are restricted Sep 06, 2024
Labour Government extends list of closed job categories A total of 46 job categories are closed, while another 11 are restricted May 29, 2024
Politics Bermuda considers ten-year permanent residency Jason Hayward notes that new pathways to Bermudian status not being contemplated Mar 16, 2024
Letters to the Editor Are we open for business or a ‘closed’ category? Libby Madeiros questions the delays over work permits when the Government is insistent on raising the working population by more than 8,000 Mar 02, 2024
General Work-permit backlog caused by hack addressed Department of Immigration warns that guest workers must be paid minimum wage Dec 06, 2023
Labour Government extends moratorium on work-permit categories Almost 50 job categories are to remain closed until the end of February Dec 03, 2023
General Government issues document on obtaining work permits The new guide outlines the various options available to businesses Oct 30, 2023
Letters to the Editor Given the wedding blues by moribund immigration department Letter writer Elspeth Weisberg links her disrupted plans to delays and general lethargy in processing work permits Jun 26, 2023
Politics OBA: work-permit digitisation project ‘back to square one’ The Senate hears that the Government bought a system for $111,880 and that consultants had been hired at a cost of $245,000 to help complete the project Jun 12, 2023
Labour Closed and restricted job lists remain unchanged Moratorium on new work permits for the employment categories is being extended to August 31 Jun 01, 2023
