Legendary 1970s band the O'Jays are the latest stars to be added to the Bermuda Music Festival which has seen "brisk" ticket sales, according to Premier Dr. Ewart Brown. He said band will play at the Fairmont Southampton Beach Club on October 3.

Horseshoe Bay will host the Beach and Sizzle Fest! at the end of August, with the Sunset Beach Party.

At Warwick Long Bay, Movies on the Beach will play Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars, plus Casino Royale.

The Premier also said LeVar Burton, the Bermudian actor who played Kunta Kinte in Roots and Geordi LaForge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, has directed the latest Bermuda Tourism commercial. Filmed in Detroit and Bermuda, it runs on a 'Conversations' theme and emphasises that the Island is only two hours from the US East Coast.

The PGA Grand Slam of Golf would also bring visitors in their thousands, said Dr. Brown. "Bermuda has been on the lips of every golf enthusiast; from Europe to the UK; from North and South America to the Caribbean," he said.

The tournament on October 16-17, is to be televised in 89 million US homes and more than 100 countries. Already, it has created a "continued buzz", said the Premier.