ECONOMY
Tucker's Point SDO approved
The revised Special Development Order for Tucker's Point was approved by a 7-4 vote in the Senate Friday evening.
Bank of Butterfield axes 25 jobs
The Bank of Butterfield on Wednesday made a total of 25 staff redundant, citing restructuring due to a fall in business volume in some areas.
SPECIAL REPORT
SDOs: Vital tools or abuse of system?
Government has used 26 Special Development Orders in the last decade to bypass planning regulations. Critics question whether SDOs are being used appropriately.
SUN EXCLUSIVE
Lights out as bills go unpaid
BELCO has been forced to disconnect power to more than 1,000 homes so far this year because residents have failed to pay bills amid mounting recession woes.
SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
Ten ideas that might boost the industry
From day trips sailing on the Spirit to five-star cuisine, the Bermuda Sun compiled a list in Wednesday's newspaper of ten fresh ideas that might help improve tourism.
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SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
Liveries slash number of bikes to rent
Moped rental businesses say trade has halved in the last year because of the fall in tourist numbers and the higher proportion of cruise ship passengers.
SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
Watersports firms feel the tourism squeeze
Watersports firms say they have started to see the first green shoots of recovery emerge in the 2011 tourist season.
SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
High-class hotels needed to hook wealthy travellers
Bermuda's failure to invest in top class resorts has seen the island slip behind other destinations in the bid for wealthy tourist dollars, said the Robb Report's Bruce Wallin.
Seven lose jobs at BTC and more could follow
BTC made four staff redundant in the last week, with three more negotiating voluntary separations. BTC said the cuts resulted from a fall in its landline phone business.
SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
Last chance to save tourism
Bermuda has spent close to $1 billion during three decades of decline in tourism. The Tourism Board will formulate the first strategic plan for the industry this month.
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SPECIAL REPORT: TOURISM
Promise of cruise business a cause for optimism
Extending the cruise ship week into weekends will give tourism a welcome shot in the arm, business chiefs said on Tuesday.
MONEY CRUNCH
Who can ease our economic woes? YOU can
The gloomy economy is a chance to reset priorities and turn away from materialism, said SDU director Charles Brown. Neighbourhoods can come together to help each other.
Number of Bermudians in workforce tumbles
The number of Bermudians in the workforce has fallen from 80 to 65 per cent in the last 20 years even though vacancies have increased, Government said on Wednesday.
Pay-as-you-go power backed as way to ease bill woes
Pay-as-you go electricity was touted on Thursday as a way to help struggling Bermudians manage their power bills. More than 1,000 homes have been disconnected this year.
Bar owners: Ferry cuts will choke business
Changes to this summer's ferry schedule will damage local business because cruise passengers will not travel to Hamilton, bar managers said on Tuesday.
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