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The fear of foreigners taking jobs from Bermudians is the top reason why registered voters oppose the Bermuda Government’s Pathways to Status Bill.
Meanwhile, the main reason given by people supporting the controversial legislation, according to a po...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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Michael Dunkley has sent a message to the black community that under his leadership the One Bermuda Alliance will concentrate on unity and creating opportunities for “all of Bermuda”.
Mr Dunkley said valuable lessons had been learnt following a week ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Opposition leader Marc Bean has urged the people of Bermuda to empower themselves by learning “the value of self-love”.
Mr Bean was speaking to The Royal Gazette on the fifth day of protests against the Bermuda Government’s proposed Pathways to Statu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has told one of the people featured in its Pathways to Status publicity campaign to hire a lawyer to find out if she already has the right to Bermudian status.
Nicole Fubler, 21, appeared on a flyer issued last month by the Ministry of...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Immigration reform campaigners celebrated last night after the Government withdrew its highly controversial Pathways to Status Bill.
The resolution also means that public services will resume island-wide today following five days of disruptions, as c...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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Twenty-five per cent of a collection pot amassed by immigration reform protesters will go to Enda Matthie.
Speaking yesterday, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert suggested compensating Ms Matthie, who has been on a hunger strike since T...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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Former Premier Sir John Swan said he was compelled to bring together the Bermuda Government and union representatives to form a constructive dialogue over immigration reform because his country is in a “perilous state”.
Sir John, who was Home Affairs...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Union leader Chris Furbert said he would be prepared to go to jail as he rallied protesters in a fourth day of demonstrations at the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mr Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, urged campaigners not to rele...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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A campaign group supporting the Pathways to Status immigration legislation has urged the House of Assembly to move forward with the Bill.
A statement from the group, We Support A Pathway To Bermuda Status, compared the present impasse to President Ba...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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For the fifth day, demonstrators have gathered outside the House of Assembly in protest against the proposed Pathways to Status legislation.
A crowd of about 400 was in place by midday, having steadily risen throughout the morning.
Chris Furbert, pr...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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