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Caricom membership could lead to radical expansion of the rights of long term residents

I've been exploring the potential consequences of Caricom membership since the Government released its Green Paper some weeks ago. I have been putting together a lot of analysis on it, but have held on releasing anything, because I have concluded that the Green Paper ends up not providing

More on Process for Constitutional Reform

I appreciate this newsletter has been a little quiet recently. This is not due to a lack of anything to say. Since the Government's Caricom Green Paper was released, I have been spending a lot of time going through it. There are major implications in terms of immigration

New UK entry rules for BOTCs and dual British nationals

The UK has announced new rules on entering the UK. Foreign nationals now require an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). This is not needed for British or Irish citizens or BOTCs. However, there are some complications for dual British or Irish nationals, and also for BOTCs, that ought to be considered

Very informative Senate exchange on Constitutional reform

Further to my previous post on constitutional reform, there has been a very interesting exchange in the Senate, involving the Attorney General, Kim Wilkerson. This is the most revealing exchange that I am aware of so far on this topic, although I have not seen it reported anywhere. I have

Should non-Bermudians do jury duty?

The ins and outs of favouring Bermudians

I recently posted about some of the proposed changes to Bermuda's work permit policies. One thing that arises is the suggestion of a hiring hierarchy - favouring Bermudians first, then spouses, then divorced parents of Bermudians, then PRC holders, then other non-Bermudians with a 'qualifying connection'

How long might changes to Bermuda's Constitution take?

The Bermuda Government’s latest idea, of amending the Constitution to shift Belonger status to Immigration’s discretion, add overseas voting, and cut the House of Assembly’s size begs the question, how long might this take? Other British Overseas Territories (BOTs) offer a guide. There was a wave of