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A plan by a global media company to bring dozens of young entrepreneurs to Bermuda is expected to go ahead this year after it was scrapped in 2021. A notice published in the Official Gazette said the Bermuda Tourism Authority had signed a $27...

As a challenging year in the hospitality sector comes to an end, a leading restaurateur has warned that a fifth or more of the island’s eateries could close in the first quarter of 2022. Dennie O’Connor, whose properties include the iconic White Hor...

I was thinking of some flowery words to write for the end of 2021, and none came to mind. Then I thought of some other flowery words for the beginning of 2022, and none came to mind. As a matter of fact, there may be more than enough flowery words be...

February meant the Budget for 2021-22 and all eyes trained on Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, as he unveiled the first pandemic Budget. The document was short on good news, but there was a promise to get the country back to a Budget surplu...

Dear Sir, I have been spending a morning of reminiscence. Nostalgia of many happy days never forgotten in beautiful Bermuda well over 40 years ago, came quickly to mind. Days of good and special times among some lovely people. Working for BAS Airport...

Air Canada is to halt flights to the island next month because of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases. An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from January 9. The spokesman said: “Air Canada continue...

Dear Sir, We are on the last day of our first visit to Bermuda in two years. We first visited Bermuda in 1968 and had returned at least once a year ever since until Covid. We cannot congratulate Government, the Health Department, the Bermuda Tourism...

More than 100 people showed up to interview for hospitality jobs at a special employment fair yesterday. The recruitment drive was organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and the Bermuda Hotel Association with the help of the Department of Workfor...

In 2019, Bermuda hosted 808,242 tourists, which is the most in our history. In the same year, the tourism industry directly contributed 5.1 per cent to our GDP. Of course, tourism has been severely impacted these past two years. There is no reason, h...

A recruitment drive will be held next week for people interested in careers in the hotel industry for the 2022 season. Positions are expected to be available in serving, housekeeping, bartending and administration as well as other roles. The Bermuda ...

Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa in Sandys has launched a pop-up restaurant celebrating the Jamaican Bermudian heritage of its long-time executive chef Keith DeShields. DeShields’ Bistro is now open, offering everything from callaloo pasta to warm ...

Police expect to pass a file to prosecutors early next year into the disappearance of a taxpayer-funded $800,000 loan to an American music promoter and his Bermudian employee. The cash was lent in April 2018 to Anthony Blakey and Danilee Trott, who o...