Log In

Bermuda’s imports have risen significantly in each of the first three quarters of this year, the latest Government statistics reveal. The Government’s detailed quarterly statistics show that the value of imported goods increased by 9.8 percent in the...

Local businesses say they are also hurting during the economic recession — despite popular opinion that they aren’t shouldering enough of the load. The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce yesterday declared itself “dismayed” by a poll commissioned by The Roy...

Three out of four voters believe the business community is not sacrificing enough during the economic crisis. According to a poll by Mindmaps, 76 percent of people do not think business is “doing all it can to share sacrifices” in the recession. Just...

Two years on, Black Friday seems an established fixture in Bermuda’s retail calendar, as shown by yesterday’s early morning crowds. Hundreds patiently waited outside Reid Street businesses for their 4am opening. “Last year, between 4am and 8am, we ha...

More job losses, possibly as many as 2,000, is the most serious concern of Bermudians following the release of the SAGE Commission Report. This from Opposition Leader Marc Bean after the first of a series of town hall meetings to examine the recomme...

Bermuda needs a people's reply to the cuts proposed by the SAGE Commission, a town-hall meeting heard last night — as alarmed workers likened SAGE recommendations to “a declaration of war”. Applause and murmurs of concern mingled at the first of thre...

Finance Minister Bob Richards has said there will be extensive consultation before Government carries out any cost-cutting recommendations made by the SAGE Commission. But in a statement issued this morning, he appeared not to rule out future redunda...

Getting Bermuda’s ailing economy back on track could take a few years, the chairman of the Island’s international business umbrella group said yesterday. George Hutchings, who heads up the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) said th...