ECONOMY
Free golf and spa for Bermuda tourists
Visitors to Bermuda are being offered two free rounds of golf plus $100 spa credit in a promotion sponsored by the Department of Tourism, Don Burgess reported on Sunday.
Courthouse cleaning contract provides work for jobless Bermudians
Former bank worker Cathy-Ann Symons is to clean up at Hamilton's courthouse as part of a Government employment initiative, it was announced on Thursday.
Minister Furbert: It's time to dream again
Wayne Furbert: I see hope, I see a people coming together, I see an increase in tourism, I see an increase in International Business, I see a bright future for Bermuda.
MPs play paycheque poker in face of heavy cuts
Premier Paula Cox has said Government MPs will take a 17.5 per cent cut in salary - and asked OBA MPs to do the same, she revealed on Thursday.
Princess on the market in move to fund expansion plan
Global Hospitality Investments have put the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on the market to attract extra investment.
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Meeting to throw spotlight on west end entrepreneurs
West end residents are to get an economic shot in the arm, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Patrice Minors said on Friday.
Bermudians urged to learn a trade
A jobs fair for unemployed construction workers will be held later this month, Minister Patrice Minors said on Tuesday.
Visa change could boost tourism
Cruise ship passengers and yacht crews from visa-controlled countries will be allowed to disembark in Bermuda for free if they provide advance warning of their arrival.
Air travel shrinking from key markets
Air arrivals from New York and New Jersey have fallen for the fourth year in succession, according to the latest tourism statistics.
Nearly half of Government's budget goes to payroll
Nearly half of Government's revenue goes on the cost of employees, the latest Consolidated Fund figures revealed on Friday.
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'Budget will be filled with empty promises'
Bermuda is at an economic crossroads, Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards said on Wednesday.
Consumers left high and dry
Consumer Affairs has been inundated in the last six months by complaints from people who have lost money when businesses close without providing proper notice.
Islanders queue to get into jobs fair
Hundreds of jobhunters on Thursday attended a construction industry jobs fair at the Bermuda College.
Writer raises concern about cost of UK link
Travel writer Simon Calder on Thursday said high airfares are deterring British tourists from travelling to Bermuda.
BUDGET 2012
OBA: 2012 Budget is a 'nice story'
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has called the 2012 Budget a nice story, but said it's not a plan. Premier Paula Cox released the Budget on Friday.
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