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The Department of Immigration has begun processing applications for status, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on the right of certain Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holders to become bona fide Bermudians. But the Home Affairs Ministry...

August 7, 2014 Dear Sir, The time has truly come for people of goodwill to let their voices be heard. There is a saying, “call a spade a spade!” It is very interesting yet hardly surprising that individuals who have played absolutely no role in the...

The People’s Campaign has confirmed it will “engage in an escalating strategy” to get Government to resolve the issue of long-term residents gaining Bermudian status via a legal “loophole”. But the group’s three leaders told The Royal Gazette they al...

July 26, 2014 Dear Sir, In this year of our Lord 2014 the time has come to coin a new phrase: “an entire Island perishes when people of goodwill do nothing”. Having observed, with great sadness, the cries against “PRC’s”, the demands for reparation o...

August 5, 2014 Dear Sir, Setting the record straight: Have PRCs really been afforded a back door to Bermudian Status? For the last three months there has been heavy criticism of a ruling by the Chief Justice of Bermuda, Ian Kawaley which held that tw...

The People’s Campaign said today it did not issue an ultimatum to the Premier on the PRC issue and expressed concern about rising tensions sparked by “misleading media reports”. According to a joint statement issued by the Cabinet Office and the camp...

There are three things about the “Status for PRC Holders” controversy that I think bear repeating and correcting. The first is the mantra that there is a quick-fix piece of legislation that the One Bermuda Alliance Government could pass in the House ...

Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown said yesterday his party was “not exactly on the same page” as the People’s Campaign regarding the PRC controversy but that both had broadly the same aims. The Opposition MP told The Royal Gazette: “Obviously,...

The decision to drop the appeal against the Supreme Court’s ruling to grant status to Permanent Resident Certificate holders was “the right thing to do”, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy. Speaking alongside Junior Minister for Home Aff...