Tourism's Pop and Sizzle ambassadors, left without pay for weeks, have been reimbursed after a Royal Gazette investigation.

On Wednesday this paper was told nine students employed as meeters and greeters at tourism hot-spots had not been paid since late July leaving them fearing they would not get their money before college started.

One angry parent said thousands of dollars was owing - with employees getting around $900 every two weeks - but promises to get it sorted had not been honoured as the problem was passed from one person to another.

She said the whole operation seemed haphazard with one manager turning up at her home to pay her daughter $900 in cash after a previous delay in payment.

Then money stopped coming altogether. But hours after this paper inquired a Tourism spokesperson got in touch to say "the delay in salary payment to the Pop and Sizzle Ambassadors has been rectified".

The statement added: "The BDOT advised that an internal administrative matter was the cause of the delay.

"The Bermuda Department of Tourism apologised for any inconvenience caused to the Pop and Sizzle Ambassadors and takes this opportunity to thank all nine dedicated workers for their stellar service on behalf of the Tourism Department."

The parent said: "I definitely believe the investigation helped."