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"MPs approve lowering PRC fee for job makers"

Legislation forging “a more welcoming environment” for new companies to come to Bermuda, and for business leaders to live on the Island, has been approved by MPs. The Incentives for Job Makers Act 2013 got a spirited defence from Premier Craig Cannon...

Sep 30, 2013

Local Business

"‘Bermuda is struggling to attract the super-rich’ — Wall Street Journal"

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is reporting that Bermuda is struggling to attract the super rich — individuals such as Ross Perot and Michael Bloomberg — the demographic who have been the foundation of the island’s economic success Headlined “Bermuda...

Sep 20, 2013

Other

"Govt eases requirements for work permit exemptions"

Government has tabled legislation which would make it easier for non-Bermudian senior executives to be exempt from work permit requirements and to be granted permanent residency. But Government is also introducing legislation which would impose harsh...

Sep 14, 2013

Letters to the Editor

"Baffled by our desire to keep people out"

September 5, 2013 Dear Sir, I really can’t understand why we in Bermuda are so anxious to keep people out. Bermudians are leaving the country in droves, and yet it is almost impossible to get permission to live here. When foreigner buys a home or con...

Sep 09, 2013

Politics

"Minister responds to MP’s claim that immigration policy is a failure"

Government’s immigration policy is a “dismal failure” according to the Opposition Progressive Labour Party. A statement from Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban yesterday lambasted the Government for what it said was a policy failure that had l...

Aug 29, 2013

Letters to the Editor

"We must do better"

Dear Sir, There has been a debate on CNN’S Don Lemon talk show about the dilemma of the black male in America. The debate is an outflow from Don Lemon’s comments some weeks ago when he essentially challenged the black community to take more responsib...

Aug 29, 2013

Other

"British passports must now be renewed in UK"

British passport applications must be sent to Durham, UK, instead of Washington DC as of Monday. Persons wanting to renew their passports must include the old passport with their application, Government House announced yesterday. Applicants were prev...

Aug 09, 2013

Letters to the Editor

"Comments just more smoke and mirrors"

July 29, 2013 Dear Sir, I read with interest the article in Saturday’s RG online under the headline “Roban: Status pushes shows business leaders are ‘intellectually bankrupt’.” It seems this is just more regurgitation of the PLP ‘smoke and mirrors’ a...

Jul 31, 2013

Other

"Roban: Status push shows business leaders are intellectually bankrupt"

Government will cross “a red line” if Bermuda tries to hand out citizenship to foreigners, the Opposition warned. However, One Bermuda Alliance MPs accused the Progressive Labour Party of “setting up straw men” — and said Government has no intention ...

Jul 29, 2013

Other

"CURB: Island could learn lessons from the death of Travyon Martin"

The circumstances around the killing of African American teenager Trayvon Martin could hold some lessons for Bermuda, according to anti-racism organisation Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda. CURB president Mark Nash has challenged white Bermudians...

Jul 18, 2013

Other

"Move to end property purchasing restrictions for spouses of Bermudians"

Government has tabled legislation to allow spouses of Bermudians to own multiple property on the Island, ending restrictions put in place six years ago. The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Bill 2013, tabled in the House of Assembly on Fr...

Jul 15, 2013

Other

"A deterrent, or the cost of doing business?"

The Ministry of Home Affairs is in the final stages of consultation about new methods to prevent work permit violations. The announcement comes less than a week after the Grotto Bay Resort was fined a total of $8,000 for two counts of unlawfully empl...

Jul 10, 2013

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"MPs approve lowering PRC fee for job makers"

"‘Bermuda is struggling to attract the super-rich’ — Wall Street Journal"

"Govt eases requirements for work permit exemptions"

"Baffled by our desire to keep people out"

"Minister responds to MP’s claim that immigration policy is a failure"

"We must do better"

"British passports must now be renewed in UK"

"Comments just more smoke and mirrors"

"Roban: Status push shows business leaders are intellectually bankrupt"

"CURB: Island could learn lessons from the death of Travyon Martin"

"Move to end property purchasing restrictions for spouses of Bermudians"

"A deterrent, or the cost of doing business?"

"Comments just more smoke and mirrors"

"Roban: Status push shows business leaders are intellectually bankrupt"