ECONOMY
CRUISE SHIP DEAL-BREAKER
Port gambling on the cards?
Government looks to set to tackle the crunch issue of cruise ship gambling in port, according to new tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell.
Buzz fuel their operation with Collectors' Hill outlet
Restaurant chain Buzz has opened its newest outlet at the Esso Gas Station on Collectors' Hill.
Bob & Burt's battle over debt burden
This week Finance Minister Bob Richards and Shadow counterpart David Burt interpreted Bermuda's financial figures very differently.
Airline links up with small firms for contest
Businesspeople have the chance to win one of five free round-trip tickets to the U.K. The air travel is being offered by British Airways in a bid to give the island’s entrepreneurs, company owners and social enterprises a way to boost their businesses.
LABOUR DAY SPECIAL
Trapped in labour limbo
Ordinary Bermudians are caught in the middle of an immigration cycle that keeps wages low and rents high, a Bermuda Sun Labour Day report shows. International business has brought thousands of well-paid ‘money-no-object’ renters, often buoyed by large housing allowance payments, keeping rents among the highest in the world.
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Auditor General issues critical report on TCD scheme
THURSDAY, OCT. 21: Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews today released a Special Report on the Motor Vehicle Safety and Emissions Testing Programme.
City parking fees to rise in the new year
FRIDAY, DEC. 10 UPDATE: Corporation of Hamilton revenue will be boosted next year by rises in parking fees and property tax. Parking will increase by 25c to 50c per hour; property tax by 2.5%.
Role of guest workers saluted at ceremony
At City Hall, the BIU and government officials gathered to salute the key role played by migrant workers in Bermuda.
Law firm makes job cuts
Conyers Dill & Pearman, one of Bermuda's longest established law firms, reduces its workforce reportedly by 13 people, amid a slew of job cuts islandwide in recent months
Martial arts group fights hardship with food gifts
The Jiketsu Foundation has teamed up with the Coalition for the Protection of Children to help struggling families by asking students in its programmes to donate food.
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Boost in cruise ship visitors predicted
Some 385,200 cruise ship passengers are expected to visit Bermuda in 2011, an increase of 11 per cent over last year that would boost the economy to the tune of $81 million
Realtors brace themselves for a tough 2011
Realtors believe 2011 will be another tough year for sellers. The departure of foreign workers and new lending restrictions have contributed to a 'softening' of the market.
Cox gets 58 per cent approval rate, but people are worried about the economy
A majority of Bermudians approve of the way Premier Paula Cox is handling her job, but are dissatisfied with the way the economy is headed.
Retail sales volume falls for the 31st straight month
Retailers continue to be battered by the recession as sales plummeted for the 31st straight month.
Watchdog raises alarm over Government debt
Against a backdrop of high spending and falling revenue, interest on Government debt has soared in the past year by roughly $40,000 a day, the Auditor General reported Friday.
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