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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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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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Grant Gibbons has been appointed acting Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, in the wake of Shawn Crockwell’s resignation last night.
Michael Dunkley, the Premier, announced the appointment this morning in a statement that said Dr Gibbons w...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Shawn Crockwell quit as Minister of Tourism Development and Transport yesterday, telling The Royal Gazette he has lost confidence in the One Bermuda Alliance under Michael Dunkley.
Last night, Mr Crockwell launched a stinging attack on the Premier an...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
With tensions surrounding immigration reform threatening to boil over, the Bermuda Government last night offered a series of concessions to its controversial Pathways to Status initiative.
The announcement came shortly before the House of Assembly se...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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More than half of registered voters support the Bermuda Government’s Pathways to Status Bill, with just over a quarter against, according to a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
The controversial legislation, which has been the subject of indust...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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