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The government should update details on spending habits so it can better calculate the rate of inflation, a top economist has said. Craig Simmons said that a consumer spending survey had not been conducted since 2013 – and that shopping habits had ch...

A Government minister remained tight-lipped when questioned about progress on several flagship projects. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister and also the acting public works minister, faced questions on the developments as he gave an update on...

A controversial government online shopping and shipping service is up and running. People can sign up for MyBermudaPost, created by the Post Office in a public-private partnership deal with US-based courier company MyUS, on the Government’s website. ...

Efforts to kick-start the economy through new industries have been questioned by the Opposition. Senator Marcus Jones, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on economic development, said farmers and fishermen should be drafted in to help set up a vertic...

“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” - Margaret Thatcher One of the exciting things about Bermudian politics...

A popular East End restaurateur and tourism entrepreneur is cutting his staff of 36 by more than half next week as he anticipates depressing business in the first quarter of the year. While he is hoping to bring them back, The White Horse restaurant ...

Hurricane Larry swept past Bermuda but left the island largely undamaged. The hurricane packed sustained winds of 92mph and brought rough seas in its wake. September also saw the grim death toll of Covid-19 continue to climb as the number of active c...

As supply chain snarls cause inflation and delay shipments, many Americans worry that their holiday gifts won't arrive in time. Articles with titles like "How the delta variant stole Christmas" note the difficulties facing consumers, who have gotten ...

The finance minister yesterday insisted that price controls were unlikely to be introduced to combat inflation. Curtis Dickinson said that the Covid pandemic would continue to hit the economy, but that he did not expect next year’s Budget to be a “ha...

Bermudians will have to wait until next year’s Budget to see if changes to tariff regulations will have financial implications, the Senate was told yesterday. Adrianna Hodgson, junior finance minister, said amendments to laws bringing the island into...

The gross domestic product has bounced back with substantial economic growth, and the Cabinet Office has reported that the GDP in constant prices increased 13.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021. There were increases in several sectors as the gr...

More than 100 families in need will be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner after a parish council turned Santa’s little helpers. Pembroke Parish Council teamed up at the weekend with wholesalers Butterfield & Vallis, power firm Belco and Pacheco Farms i...