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With tensions surrounding immigration reform threatening to boil over, the Bermuda Government last night offered a series of concessions to its controversial Pathways to Status initiative. The announcement came shortly before the House of Assembly se...

Responding to yesterday’s immigration reform protest at Sessions House, the Premier has called the Bermuda Government’s proposed legislation “a step for the long-term economic health of the Bermudian people”.The rally of 1,500 people saw MPs prevente...

Michael Dunkley remained adamant that the One Bermuda Alliance Government was “trying to save Bermuda”, as Opposition MPs maintained that the Government’s “intransigence” was pushing the island into turmoil. While the Premier said he was open to list...

The Human Rights Commission has been charged with adopting a narrowing focus on same-sex marriage, during a parliamentary debate on its budget. Marc Bean, the leader of the Opposition, recalled the Bermuda Government’s assurances in the 2013 debate o...

Recommendations from the Sage commission have not fallen by the wayside, according to Michael Dunkley. In a statement this afternoon, the premier said that the results of the report were being used to drive the public service reform initiative, inten...

The Bermuda Government is anticipating industrial activity tomorrow, with a likely disruption of public services. The warning, at 11pm, came shortly after Michael Dunkley, the Premier, called on the public to ignore an “irresponsible call” for an isl...

Michael Dunkley has said he was convinced the Government’s immigration reform policies would “not be to the detriment of Bermudians”. The Premier spoke minutes after a Bill, brought about by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown to form a joint s...

Michael Dunkley agreed to call a referendum on same-sex marriage because without one he could not be certain his MPs would back civil union legislation. The Premier told The Royal Gazette last night: “When you take a Bill to the House [of Assembly] y...

Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has said the behaviour of protesters who caused chaos among early morning commuters on East Broadway yesterday was “unacceptable”. He also told demonstrators that if they objected to immigration reforms they shou...

Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley. While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014. Noting the recent spike in crime since t...

Michael Dunkley has hailed talks with JetBlue bosses as “very productive” and says the airline is looking to expand its presence in the Bermuda market. The Premier led a small delegation to New York last week to meet with JetBlue officials, including...

Michael Dunkley has thanked Bermuda’s French Consul for her help following the November 13 attacks in Paris, which saw 130 people killed. Nicole Haziza aided the Premier in his correspondence with President Francois Hollande in the wake of a coordin...