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"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
Court

"Grotto Bay fined for flouting Immigration laws"

Grotto Bay Hotel manager JP Martens yesterday pleaded guilty on behalf of the hotel to illegally employing two US citizens. The hotel were charged last month with five counts of employing non-Bermudians without the permission of the Minister of Home ...
Jul 06, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"Now is the time to heal our wounds"

July 4, 2013 Dear Sir, I am making an emotional analogy. Being a nurse, I know all about healing. To start off with, we must close ranks and decide that the bitterness and memories of the past must not be allowed to fester and become septic and ga...
Jul 05, 2013
Other

"Media Council issues guide for reporting on race"

The Media Council of Bermuda has announced a new guide for journalists in Bermuda reporting on race. The guide, entitled ‘Reporting on Race — A Guide for Media Professionals’, was funded by the Colorado-based Aspen Institute. The guide lists 11 guide...
Jul 03, 2013
Other

"Problem causes passport processing delays"

A printing problem within the Department of Immigration has slowed down the processing of passports. Staff are working to ensure the documents are issued within the usual “eight working day turnaround time” however the public should expect to experie...
Jun 21, 2013
Politics

"Instant fines for work permit violations"

Work permit violations by employers will soon become “ticketable offences” carrying fines of up to $5,000. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy announced the initiative as part of plans to strengthen the Department of Immigration’s enforcement powers o...
Jun 20, 2013
Politics

"Business visitors to get own airport immigration line"

Business visitors attending meetings here will soon have a separate line when they go through Immigration, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said yesterday. And the requirement to carry a paper work permit on arrival at the airport may soon be a thi...
Jun 13, 2013
Other

"Winchell nominated to chair work permit reform group"

Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) executive director Richard Winchell has been nominated to chair the Work Permit Stakeholder Group, Government announced last night. The group, formed as part of the ongoing work permit reform proc...
May 31, 2013
Politics

"PLP MP is keeping tabs on Immigration investigations"

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban has pledged to monitor how many Department of Immigration investigations are conducted this year in light of the new Government’s “get-tough” approach to work permit violations. The Department’s compliance se...
May 21, 2013
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