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Bermuda’s tourism industry is on a “slow and gradual” path to recovery, according to the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Glenn Jones, the interim CEO of the BTA, told the World Tourism Network in an online presentation last Saturday that the b...

The St George’s Foundation vowed yesterday to continue to tell the story of Bermuda’s history despite the closure of the World Heritage Centre. The foundation will lock the doors of the Queen’s Warehouse at Penno’s Wharf – the former home of the WHC ...

MarketPlace stores have extended their discount days scheme until at least the end of March 2021, it was announced today. A spokesman said the grocery store chain will continue to offer 5 per cent discounts on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through th...

The Government last night admitted that a massive power cut had hit its ability to process benefits to workers hit by coronavirus restrictions. A spokeswoman said some payments were processed yesterday for payment today. But she added that “the power...

Fifty staff at bars, nightclubs and members’ clubs who lost their jobs because of Covid-19 restrictions should get their benefits from the Government this week, the finance minister said last night. Curtis Dickinson said at a press conference that a ...

There is a risk that the impact on Bermuda’s economy from the Covid-19 pandemic may be more severe and longer lasting than currently anticipated. That warning comes even as the projected fall in the island’s gross domestic product this year has been ...

A proposed education authority must be free from government influence, a newly appointed independent senator said yesterday. Speaking during the Senate debate on the Throne Speech, John Wight said: “I am pleased to see the creation of an education a...

Up to $8 million could be generated for the economy when the second season of an international sailing event begins next spring, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said. The Bermuda Grand Prix will launch the SailGP 2021-22 calendar on the waters of the G...

More than a third of people – 42 per cent – lost income because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a poll revealed yesterday. The Global Research poll showed that 27 per cent of those surveyed had been laid off or had their hours reduced and that 8 per cent l...

Bermuda could see a $23 million economic impact from the return of foiling catamarans to the island for SailGP’s Bermuda Grand Prix in April, and that has local partners excited. The $23 million figure is the average impact calculated per venue durin...

We hear the public are crying out, “Where is the beef?” They have heard the Throne Speech, seen the Auditor-General's report; all they need now is to reconcile the two. Before going any farther, while it's obvious the country needs more money circula...

Bermuda must begin planning for the post-coronavirus world immediately, a business leader has warned. Patrick Tannock, chairman of the Association of Bermuda International Companies, added that for the island’s recovery and economic renewal to progre...