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The war of words over the Bermuda Government’s new work permit policy has rumbled on, with both sides continuing to trade blows. Yesterday morning, Walton Brown, the Shadow Minister for Immigration, castigated the policy, saying “permitting the child...

A Jamaican national has become the first person to feature on a wanted poster on the Department of Immigration’s webpage. Robert George McFarlane, 46, is believed to be residing in Bermuda illegally, according to the department. The poster states tha...

Work permit policies for 2015 will come into effect on Sunday, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said today. The public have been advised that the policies have been slightly amended to account for the internal administrative processes at the Depart...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has been accused by the Bermuda Entertainment Union (BEU) of railroading impending legislative changes without heeding the input of local artists. The BEU was “not consulted, but simply pacified”, according union pr...

Government has received 620 applications for Bermudian status by Permanent Residence Certificate holders, according to Senator Michael Fahy. Speaking in the Senate, Sen Fahy said that of those who had applied under section 20B of the Bermuda Immigrat...

By Owain Johnston-Barnes Online “wanted posters” could soon be introduced to locate those in Bermuda illegally, according to Senator Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs. Speaking in the Senate today, Sen Fahy said: “The Department of Immigrati...

More than 500 Permanent Residence Certificate holders are still in limbo, awaiting approval for Bermudian status as Government struggles to work through a backlog of applications. A judgment last year on the case of Carne and Correia paved the way f...

Bermuda needs an influx of thousands of people to boost its flagging population — or strong economic growth will not happen. This is the view of Don Mills, chief executive officer of a Canadian market research company involved in a pioneering Bermuda...

Senator Michael Fahy, the Minister for Home Affairs, has defended Bermuda Festival organisers after the event came under attack this week from the union representing entertainers. The Bermuda Entertainment Union branded the festival’s decision to use...

A woman’s hopes of returning to work in her “homeland” have been dashed after being told she does not have the required Bermudian status to begin her new job. Roycelynn Harris Booth was adopted by a Bermudian father in 1972 and lived on the Island fo...

The Government’s new work permit policy will not penalise good Bermudian entertainers, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy. Mr Fahy told The Royal Gazette he was “excited” about the prospect of the new immigration regulations being rolled...