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October 22, 2013 Dear Sir, ‘A silver tsunami’ is how Martha Stewart describes the entire generation of Americans about to turn 65 — the ‘baby-boomers’. Her new book, “Living the Good Long Life” is aimed at this imminent and boundless market. I sugg...

A Bermuda hotelier has notched up a tenth straight win for the Caribbean’s leading hotel in the prestige World Travel Awards. John Jefferis celebrated a decade at the top for his Coco Reef Hotel in Tobago, the sister hotel of Coco Reef in Paget. Mr ...

When Americans Donald and Carol Crooks were about to celebrate their 46th wedding anniversary, they chose to return to the place where their romantic union began in 1967. They consider Bermuda one of their favourite places in the world and said the...

Clergyman Nicholas Tweed is not a proponent of gambling, the African Methodist Episcopal pastor said last night — but wants to start a discussion on the topic. Speaking in the aftermath of an AME forum in which he called for a national conversation o...

It’s official — Bermuda is the best island in the Caribbean and Atlantic. For the 11th year, Bermuda has won the category in Conde Nast Traveler annual Readers’ Choice Awards, and five local resorts have also earned accolades in the publication’s ‘B...

Bermuda will lose its service from AirTran Airways next year in what Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell called a “very disappointing” move. The cut was described as a “business decision” by the airline, which said Bermuda had fallen short of its perfor...

Bermudians need not wait for help to come from overseas when it comes to growing tourism. This from businessman Philip Seaman, who said we should rely instead on the local resources that are readily available to us. A presenter at the Bermuda Economi...

The head of the new Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday there had been a “high level of high-quality interest” in the recently advertised post of chief executive officer. David Dodwell, the authority’s chairman designate, would not reveal th...

During the 1950s when NASA was engaged in various Gemini missions, it was fascinating back then, to hear the mission control announcer speak of the significant part computers played in each launch. During one particular launch, he mentioned how two ...

Senators have approved the creation of a Tourism Authority for Bermuda, despite Opposition members voicing fears about the potential for corruption. Progressive Labour Party Senator Marc Daniels told the Upper Chamber yesterday that while the Tourism...

Visiting cruise ships are set to be allowed to keep their casinos open when in port after MPs passed the Cruise Ship (Casino) Act 2013 early this morning. The concession — allowing on-board casinos to operate between 9pm and 5am — would ensure Bermud...

Thyme Restaurant, high above Elbow Beach on the site of the old hotel staff club, opened in mid-April. Chef, food writer and television personality Joe Gibbons is the man in charge. Mr Gibbons became well known in the culinary world for his writing a...