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The discussion over centralised dispatching for taxis looks set to reach conclusion after the Throne Speech alluded that it would be introduced in 2016. The Governor, George Fergusson, announced that efforts to rebuild Bermuda’s tourism industry woul...

New laws to encourage investment in hotel development will go before MPs in the upcoming Parliamentary year. The Tourism Investment Incentive Act, which is expected to replace the existing Hotel Concessions Act, will also provide incentives for touri...

A new women’s golf event has been added to the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s calendar. The Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) will bring a contingent of its membership to the Island for group golf vacations in March 2016 and 2017 — the time of ...

Tourism bosses have welcomed an increase in visitor arrivals for the third quarter of 2015. Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) CEO Bill Hanbury described the 5.6 per cent rise in cruise, yacht and air visitors between July and September compared with th...

The Progressive Labour Party has criticised the third quarter tourism statistics released yesterday by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. “Tourism is in crisis mode in Bermuda, and all the spin from the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) and the One Bermuda...

Visiting artists will next week join the local art community for Bermuda’s first Plein Air Festival. Starting on Sunday, the public will be able to see local artists along with the 25 visiting artists painting Bermuda’s landscapes in private and publ...

Ernestine and Andrew “Sandy” Iovino fell in love with the Island while honeymooning here in 1965. It’s no surprise then that the Virginia couple chose Bermuda as the destination for their upcoming 50th anniversary celebration this weekend. “We lov...

The handling of the St George’s Hotel project came under fire during a town-hall meeting at Penno’s Wharf on Thursday night. While the attendees of the meeting expressed support in principle to a hotel on the former Club Med site, many expressed conc...

The Bermuda Government is looking into several options to get cruise ships to St George’s without widening Town Cut. Speaking at a town-hall meeting, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport, Francis Richardson, said ...

Dear Sir, I’ve had this idea for a while; maybe it’s time to let it out. Bermuda always has beautiful weather during the Christmas season, yet we never encourage tourists to come here at that time of year. We need to have events to entice them here...

A “pressing need” remains for Bermudians to get educated if the Island is to run its own gaming industry. Steve Simons, the manager of the Spinning Wheel nightclub and instructor at the independently funded Bermuda Gaming School, is adamant that trai...

If you want to rile Dick Reno, go to the window of his food truck and order a hamburger. He’s the new chef at The Smokin’ Barrel on Front Street, and recently revamped the menu to reflect a Texas barbecue theme. His idea was to expand what he perceiv...