ECONOMY
Help at hand for moms on financial assistance
Twenty mothers on financial assistance are participating in the Community Driven Development programme, designed to help them to be self sufficient.
Taxi fare hikes draw scorn
Proposed taxi fare hikes of 25 per cent will have to be met with better service if cabbies want customers, hoteliers say.
Islanders reassured amid US shutdown
Islanders flying to the States need not be overly concerned about the US Government shutdown, although they might face some delays, says airport boss Aaron Adderley.
Banking setback
Bermuda's two biggest banks have been downgraded by Stand and Poor's Ratings Agency due to the island's ongoing economic struggles.
Casino charges could hand Bermuda $400,000 boost
New charges to allow some cruise ships to open their casinos in Bermuda could inject more than $400,000 into the island's economy, the Sun revealed on Wednesday.
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Marginal Wharf is a ‘goldmine’
MP Kenneth Bascome has called on Government to 'make the most' of the potential 'goldmine' surrounding Marginal Wharf and transform it into a commercial estate.
Bermuda courts affluent US travellers
Bermuda tourism officials showed off the best of what the island had to offer at two events last week in New York City. More at bermudasun.bm on Monday.
We could fall off fiscal cliff
Anthony Richardson: Bermuda will run out of cash in 2016 (within three years!) without a drastic change in the annual budget process — how much money government collects and spends each year.
Exclusive: We could go bust in 2016
Bermuda could run out of cash in three years unless Government makes "drastic" changes to its budgeting, according to former Accountant General Anthony Richardson.
The case against casinos
Stuart Hayward in Friday's Sun commented on how much of the gaming discussion so far has been 'pro'-weighted, and presented some of the many 'cons' we must consider.
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We’re ready to spin the wheel!
A businessman is to take a gamble on training professionals for the casino industry - before a decision is made to legalise gaming on the island. More in Friday's Sun.
Gambling: Ready to vote - or play?
Debate about a referendum on gambling looks set to be reignited in coming weeks. Friday's Sun takes a look at the gamble that is gaming - those in favour and those opposed.
Figures show Bermuda's GDP fell 1.4% in 2012
In 2012, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the total value of goods and services produced in Bermuda, fell by 1.4 per cent. Full statistics at bermudasun.bm.
Bet on casinos, says hotelier
Top hotelier Tim Terceira, general manager of the stunning Ritz Carlton hotel in Toronto, backed gaming as a money-spinner for the island's ailing tourism industry.
‘Bring cargo docks here’
Two former St George's mayors have backed Marginal Wharf as the ideal venue for the relocation of Hamilton Docks.
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