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Cricket in Bermuda is facing an uncertain future after Bermuda Cricket Board had their funding slashed to next to nothing in the Budget. The $1m grant the BCB previously received has been cut by $800,000 to just $200,000 by the Department of Youth an...

Government promised new measures to help give young Bermudians a leg up in the job market. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson announced new initiatives including a one-stop career centre and enhancements to a government website to mak...

The Bermuda Music Festival has been axed in the upcoming fiscal year and it is unlikely it will be coming back. The glitzy festival saw the likes of Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Lionel Richie grace the stage, but it was frequently criticised for not brin...

Both Opposition parties yesterday accused Premier Paula Cox of using external factors as an excuse for her own shortcomings and failing to get to grips with Bermuda’s economic crisis. Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards said Ms Cox had missed a grea...

Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night poured scorn on Premier Paula Cox’s claim that she will slash tens of millions of dollars from this year’s Budget by reducing capital spending. Finance Minister Ms Cox said in her Budget statement her p...

Charities, including children’s foster home Sunshine League, are projected to lose more than $400,000 in grants as Government slashed its spending in yesterday’s Budget. The Sunshine League, which has provided displaced children between the ages of ...

Employers and unions gave their support to yesterday’s Budget, welcoming slashes to employment costs through a two percent reduction in payroll tax, from 16 percent to 14 percent. In a first-time move, Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox met with ...

More than 1,400 jobs were lost in Bermuda last year as companies trimmed their workforces in response to the continuing recession. According to Government data, this means that more than 2,000 jobs have been lost over the two years since the 2008 emp...

As expected when the new Muncipalities Act was passed last year, the Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s have lost their right to directly collect wharfage fees from ships using their docks. But most of the projected $6.215 million that they w...