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Dear Sir, Capital will always move away from perceived risk. I am aware of two specific hotel property investments that are now reconsidering their investment in Bermuda, and that business leaders are now scaling back previous plans that would have c...

British Overseas Territories citizens could have a legal case for Bermudian status, even though the Government has backed down on its “Pathways to Status” initiative. Immigration lawyer Peter Sanderson made the observation in the wake of recent cases...

Dear Sir, So when the Pathways proposal was eventually withdrawn, the question I asked myself was: who won and who lost? Were more jobs for Bermudians created by the action? Are jobs for Bermudians now better protected? Will more Bermudians have job...

The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed in the case of the Minister of Home Affairs v Williams that people who belong to Bermuda under the Constitution cannot be treated differently to Bermudians in terms of work-permit restrictions. Belongers in...

How do we humans deal with our deepest differences? While conflicts basically have two sides, I’ve found that resolving differences and transforming the most challenging situations come from the involvement of the Third Side — the surrounding communi...

Government employees who did not go to work during the protests against Pathways to Status will not be paid, according to a Cabinet Office spokeswoman. Asked if civil servants who stayed away during the demonstrations would be paid, the spokeswoman s...

Dear Sir, I would like to respond to two letters that appeared in your paper on February 15 and March 26, both by Bermudian researcher Jonathan Land Evans. Mr Evans took issue with a statement attributed to home affairs minister Michael Fahy, publish...

There has been a lot of propaganda surrounding the beleaguered introduction and subsequent withdrawal of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2016. The mantra, which has revolved around the “Pathways to Status” campaign, has been that...

The US Consulate General has reminded those who are able to travel to the United States via the Visa Waiver Program that they must have a valid electronic passport as of April 1, 2016. It is emphasised that the rule also applies to those who posses...

Dear Sir, This is with further reference to my letter that appeared in the February 15 edition (“Call to clarify statements on immigration manipulation”), calling into question home affairs minister Michael Fahy’s surprising statement on February 8 t...

Dear Sir, Now that the super boxing match between the elected Government of Bermuda and the Opposition has concluded, the judges call it a win for the Opposition by unanimous decision. The normal rules of engagement were flouted when the Opposition’s...

Bermuda could learn a thing or two from our fellow British Overseas Territory, the Cayman Islands. There are many similarities between the two of us, but it is clear that Cayman has been outperforming us economically since the global financial crisis...