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Woman ‘granted Status in 1976, but did not request it’

As Bermuda’s national debate heats up over the awarding of status to foreigners, one local businessman met with The Royal Gazette to discuss the controversial “gift” of status to his UK-born mother. The practice of handing out status, known as discre...
Aug 08, 2014
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Time for Bermudians of goodwill to step forward

July 26, 2014 Dear Sir, In this year of our Lord 2014 the time has come to coin a new phrase: “an entire Island perishes when people of goodwill do nothing”. Having observed, with great sadness, the cries against “PRC’s”, the demands for reparation o...
Aug 06, 2014
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Dispelling the myths and misrepresentation

August 5, 2014 Dear Sir, Setting the record straight: Have PRCs really been afforded a back door to Bermudian Status? For the last three months there has been heavy criticism of a ruling by the Chief Justice of Bermuda, Ian Kawaley which held that tw...
Aug 06, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Cogent position required on status issue

July 21, 2014 Dear Sir, We now find ourselves embroiled in the issue of Status by grant for our permanent residents due to an unintended path created by a lack of attention to detail in a matter fraught with serious ramifications. It may well be that...
Jul 29, 2014
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Sylvan Richards on PRCs: Dispelling all of the myths

There are three things about the “Status for PRC Holders” controversy that I think bear repeating and correcting. The first is the mantra that there is a quick-fix piece of legislation that the One Bermuda Alliance Government could pass in the House ...
Jul 29, 2014
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PLP clarifies its position on PRC issue

Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown said yesterday his party was “not exactly on the same page” as the People’s Campaign regarding the PRC controversy but that both had broadly the same aims. The Opposition MP told The Royal Gazette: “Obviously,...
Jul 29, 2014
Politics

March organisers criticise ‘offensive’ placard

Community leaders have denounced an “offensive” placard carried during Friday’s protest march and are urging residents to stand together, not be divided. Many people took to social media and news websites to criticise the sign, which stated “White m...
Jul 28, 2014
Politics

Premier: Don’t expect a solution in a week

Premier Michael Dunkley has denied being issued a seven-day ultimatum by campaigners who want Government to reconsider its stance on the granting of Bermuda Status to some Permanent Resident Certificate holders. More than 500 people took to the stree...
Jul 28, 2014
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Status should be a privilege, not a right

Government’s decision to not contest a legal loophole that paves the way for some PRC holders to apply for Bermudian citizenship was largely backed on the streets of Hamilton yesterday. However, while most agreed with the move, they also suggested th...
Jul 25, 2014
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