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The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance has accused Government of back-pedalling on immigration reform for political gain. Jarion Richardson, the OBA shadow minister for Immigration, spoke out after Government on Monday announced that non-Bermudian long...

Long-term residents will be able to apply for permanent residency in Bermuda in a major overhaul of immigration regulations. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, made the announcement at a press conference yesterday afternoon. Mr Hayward was flank...

The Economic Investment Certificate scheme has sparked more than $30 million of investment into the island since its inception. The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda for five years provided that they in...

The opening of a new US pre-clearance centre at the LF Wade International Airport was celebrated during a ceremony last week. The US Consulate General in Hamilton and visitors from the US Customs and Border Protection Service joined forces on Tuesday...

Immigration laws are to be subjected to a “top down review”, the Minister of Labour announced on Friday. Jason Hayward said the goal of immigration reform “is to ensure that the big picture is one that benefits all of Bermuda”. “In the past, we have...

Passport renewals will be delayed for up to 11 weeks, the Department of Immigration warned tonight. A department spokesman said there had been a recent spike in reports of hold-ups for British Overseas Territories Citizen passports. He added applicat...

Dear Sir, There is a beauty in numerous nationalities coming together with a unified aim. The Department of Statistics informed us on International Nurses Day that King Edward VII Memorial Hospital employs 514 nurses from 29 different countries. Thi...

The Ministry of Labour today highlighted the process for the children of Bermudians born overseas to gain status. The spokesman said: “A child born outside Bermuda who is a Commonwealth citizen will acquire Bermudian status at birth if the Bermudian ...

More than 800 applications have come in for workers from overseas looking for one-year residency in Bermuda, the labour minister has revealed. Jason Hayward said more than 700 of them had been approved, which would substantially bolster the 400 now r...

The Government could face legal action over a plan to force non-vaccinated arrivals to quarantine in special centres at their own expense. Mark Pettingill, a lawyer and former Attorney-General, said that the proposal was “draconian” and that he had 1...

A convicted sex offender was yesterday given court permission to apply for a judicial review of a deportation order. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, appeared in the Supreme Court to fight an order to send him back ...

A ban on work permits in more than 40 job categories was yesterday extended for another three months. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said the moratorium, imposed in November and scheduled to finish at the end of this month, will now run to the e...