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“We will not be bullied, threatened or intimidated.” That was the defiant message from Michael Dunkley last night after Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert threatened to derail the America’s Cup if demands to renew the Reverend Nicholas ...

An intense day of protests over the Reverend Nicholas Tweed’s work permit culminated with Chris Furbert threatening to derail the America’s Cup. The Bermuda Industrial Union president levelled an ultimatum yesterday at Michael Dunkley, the Premier, w...

St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church has accused Patricia Gordon Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, of being “deliberately misleading” in her handling of the Reverend Nicholas Tweed’s work permit. The Church, which had kept relatively silen...

He is known for the fiery style of his sermons — and the Reverend Nicholas Tweed did not disappoint when People’s Campaign members gathered to discuss his work permit row yesterday. The embattled pastor told a packed St Paul AME Centennial Hall that ...

Alex Scott has urged the Bermuda Government to rethink its decision on the Reverend Nicholas Tweed work permit — pointing to parallels with the riots of 1977. Mr Scott, the Premier under the Progressive Labour Party from 2003 to 2006, said rising ten...

The officers of St Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church have said they are “profoundly disheartened” by the refusal of a work permit for its pastor, the Reverend Nicholas Tweed. A statement released yesterday outlined Mr Tweed’s achievements and...

The People’s Campaign has called a meeting to discuss issues including the work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed. The gathering will take place at St Paul AME Centennial Hall on Tuesday at noon, with attendees urged to wear red. In a statement,...

Church and union leaders have reacted furiously to the refusal of a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed — but union members are yet to decide what action they will take. A general meeting of Bermuda Industrial Union members will take place on...

Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has upheld the decision to reject a work permit application for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed. Mr Tweed’s time on the island appeared to be running out yesterday, with the Minister of Home Affairs telling a press conference: “Hi...

Opposition leader David Burt said last night his party had “not advocated for people to impede access to Parliament” on February 3, when the controversial airport deal is again up for debate. Mr Burt was asked by The Royal Gazette if the Progressive ...