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A handful of protesters has continued demonstrations at the House of Assembly today.
Eighteen people, with tape over their mouths and holding placards, stood at the entrance to Sessions House urging the Bermuda Government to withdraw the Pathways to ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The controversial Pathways to Status immigration legislation was formally withdrawn from the House of Assembly yesterday after five days of protests.
Sylvan Richards, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs, made the move shortly after the session began...
DATE: Mar 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Fahy has issued an apology for the way the Bermuda Government has handled the Pathways to Status Bill.
Speaking as the Senate opened its Budget debate today, Senator Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, conceded he had misunderstood the level ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2016
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Politics
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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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Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan