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Many businesses have come and gone over the past 70 years but one traditional Bermudian owned and operated restaurant has always been a constant. The Spot Restaurant, which is based in Burnaby Street in the centre of Hamilton and is run by owner Thom...

Hospitality industry bosses are breathing a bit easier now after meeting with Economy Minister Patrice Minors over Government's decision to purge certain foreign workers to make way for Bermudians in need of work. Minister Minors has agreed to “revis...

Two years ago, MPs rejected proposals to allow cruise ships to open their casinos while in port. That decision was taken against the background of a better economic picture than today’s, and in the midst of extreme bitterness over then Premier Dr Ewa...

Hospitality industry bosses are being told by the Immigration Department that work permits for their cleaners and potwashers will not be renewed and that their workers must stop working by Friday. Restaurateurs told The Royal Gazette that the Departm...

January 7, 2012 Dear Sir, The Ten Point Tourism Plan follows that will negate the need of spending thousands of our tax dollars on foreign experts’ reports again. 1. Dissolve Tourism as a Government Ministry. 2. Create a Tourism Authority with full-t...

Stepping into the challenge of a new career has paid off for Elbow Beach front desk agent Patrick Dill. One year after putting his best foot forward at the 2011 Hospitality Fair, Mr Dill counts himself as an ambassador for Bermuda. “Pat was someone w...

January 10, 2012 Dear Sir, I see that Ministers are considering allowing cruise ships to open their casinos in port, and I am almost certain that there is an international law which states that all cruise ships must close their shops and casinos in p...

Allowing gaming for cruise ships in port should be considered simultaneously with gaming for Bermuda as a whole, according to Kim Swan. Mr Swan, who was elected as a UBP MP, criticised Government for what he said was its over-reliance on cruise ships...

Allowing cruise ships to open casinos while docked in Bermuda may not be supported by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, unless gaming is allowed on shore as well. The Chamber is consulting its members by way of an online survey, and so far, the majori...

January 4, 2012 Dear Sir, If gaming were to be allowed on cruise ships while in port in Bermuda, and also in our hotels on our islands, I would like to add my “three penny worth” to it, as I have some following suggestions. Darrell’s Island would be ...

The Ministry of Tourism will appoint a new advertising agency this month, Minister Wayne Furbert announced last night. He said 29 responses were received in response to the new agency RFP. “All have been evaluated by a panel and seven agencies short...