LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
Crowd marches over PRC issue (Update 1)
Several hundred protesters gathered at Victoria Park on Friday to march in opposition of government's handling of an immigration issue that could see PRCs obtain status.
Bean: PRC decision is irrational
Home Affairs minister Michael Fahy and Opposition Leader Marc Bean are at loggerheads over immigration.
Poll suggests most voters in favour of status for PRC holders
The majority of voters support granting Bermudian status to PRC holders, according to a poll by Global Research and Strategy Group Ltd.
March today against PRC holders getting status (Update 2)
The People's Campaign and Bermuda Trade Union Congress are organizing a march for Friday in protest of the government's handling of the PRC issue.
CURB: Granting status to PRC holders waters down black vote
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda are dismayed at government's withdrawal of the appeal against Judge's decision on the right of PRC holders to seek Bermudian Status.
728 X 90 AD
Government drops appeal on PRC loophole
Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy on Wednesday said that government have dropped the appeal against the PRC 'loophole'.
Read a racist comment? We can help, says Human Rights body
The Human Rights Commission has released a press statement regarding the Human Rights Act 1981 and the employment position of those with PRC status.
Bermuda-born PRC holder: ‘It’s my country, too’
Bermuda is the only country Dercia Canto and her siblings have ever known. She puts a human face on the often hostile PRC debate in Friday's Bermuda Sun.
Anti-racism group urges Government to freeze status applications
CURB on Thursday called on the government to urgently put on hold all status applications and carry out a comprehensive and bi-partisan immigration review.
Grappling with national debt: Conflict looms
A leaked report looks set to ratchet up tensions between government and the unions.
728 X 90 AD
PRC issue ‘is about the votes’
How much does racial and electoral politics have to do with the ongoing debate over granting status to permanent resident certificate (PRC) holders?
Which party would gain more from giving status to 4,000 PRC holders?
"It would be of tremendous value to the OBA if any number of the PRC holders were granted Bermuda status," according to Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown.
PLP to host East End Immigration Reform Meeting
The PLP will be taking its Immigration Reform presentation to the East End with a Town Hall meeting at the Clearwater Middle School on Thursday July 10.
Premier: Our priority is to restore jobs
In a letter to the leaders of the People's Campaign, Premier Michael Dunkley said reaching the Government's goals to help the people of Bermuda "remains a work in progress".
OBA: PRC status would not threaten jobs - they already have them
OBA: PLP have exaggerated the PRC status issue, as affected PRCs already have jobs, have lived in Bermuda for many years, and we can't predict how they'll vote.
728 X 90 AD