Log In

A man who claimed a Christmas gift was slashed by a Customs officer has demanded changes to import inspections. Roland Tear said he picked up a package from ZipX on Tuesday morning and found that the contents – a comforter – had been cut. He added it...

Hopes for a busy last Friday before Christmas for shops and restaurants were dashed yesterday after the lights went out across the island. Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin, said he was “excited” on the way to work at the...

Retailers have stopped shipping in two hot-ticket electronic gadgets in the run-up to Christmas – because the cost is prohibitive. Games fans who wanted to buy the latest Sony PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox consoles have been frustrated by low online ...

Antiques dealer Stephen Lusher embodies the old saying ’one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’. His store Designer & Vintage Market at 3 Queen Street, Hamilton is full of offloaded treasures. Once, someone brought in an entire collection of ivor...

The sharp rise in active cases of the coronavirus in Bermuda has prompted an increase in online orders for groceries. Carl Vincent is the co-owner of DropIt Delivery, which offers grocery delivery and pick-up through Lindo’s supermarket in Warwick. H...

Lindo's Group of Companies is extending its additional discount shopping days through to the New Year. A spokeswoman for Lindo’s said that until the end of February, customers can continue to take advantage of the formerly once-weekly five per cent ...

Bermuda’s annual inflation rate remained negative for a third consecutive month in September. The rate was -0.7, the same as reported in August. In July the island recorded its first negative inflation rate since 1965. Consumers paid 0.7 per cent les...

For two years Joleesa Holdipp ran her children’s clothing store Klassiq Kidz Boutique in her spare time while she worked a full-time job. “I just started Klassiq Kidz in 2015 to earn a little bit of extra cash,” she said. “But the business grew into ...

Bermuda Trader is to hold what its owner describes as a “do-or-die sale” after the pandemic destroyed its 2020 revenue. Chris Bryan, owner of the wholesaler, which imports handmade goods from Asia, said sales were down nearly 90 per cent this year. B...

Shops in the Clocktower Mall at Royal Naval Dockyard are to host a pre-Christmas “Shop and Save” event on Sunday, December 20. From noon until 5pm, participating stores will offer discounts on all merchandise, while restaurant Café Amici will be offe...

Retail sales jumped 9.2 per cent in volume in August, after adjusting for retail inflation of 0.7 per cent that month. In value terms, retail sales increased year-over-year was about $9 million, or 10.1 per cent. Apparel stores reported a 28.4 per c...

When Ayalnesh Dubale was growing up in Ethiopia, her mother made breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, from scratch. And meals were usually intimate affairs. “Our food is meant to be eaten together,” the Southampton resident said. “We have a big pl...