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Bermuda is considering implementing a minimum wage. It should proceed with caution. Simple supply and demand would appear to dictate that if wages were increased, then this would lead to a fall in jobs as employers controlled rising costs by reducin...

The Registrar of Companies is launching the first phase of its new online company registry system next month. This new online registry coming into effect on June 7, will allow the public to view all corporate registers maintained by the Registrar of...

Bermuda’s economy was grossly flawed before the Covid-19 pandemic and, one year later, still reeling with the continued deadly toll that this disease has had to life and work, we are nothing short of broke. The Government cannot sustain further borr...

Dear Sir, Today’s front-page story in the newspaper (May 3, 2021) about the “Bermuda freedom car/bike rally” caught my attention. A few things bothered me. First, you failed to catch the not-so-disguised profanity on the young lady’s T-shirt. That d...

A $30 million loan guarantee to help pay for improvements to the water and sewage system in the East End has been issued by the Government. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, told MPs yesterday the loan guarantee was given to the Bermuda Land De...

Government had to pay Skyport almost $4 million last month after another quarter of low revenues at the airport, MPs heard today. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly that revenues at LF Wade International Airport for...

Work on the public access to Elbow Beach in Paget will get underway on May 17 as part of Government’s economic stimulus project. David Burch, the public works minister, said the Elbow Beach project had been awarded to Smith Hauling & Excavating and ...

The finance minister today welcomed a “stamp of approval” from leading credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s after it affirmed Bermuda’s sovereign debt ratings. Curtis Dickinson said the decision by S&P reflected government’s handling of the Covid-...

Planning applications have doubled year-on-year, according to the Deputy Premier. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, this morning told the House of Assembly, that the number of planning applications reflect the state of the economy with the ...

Even though I have migrated from being a starting member of the first team, to sitting in the stands, I am still a passionate supporter of Team Bermuda. But it seems, in recent times, that Team Bermuda just can’t catch a break. First, we had the glo...

A duo of gas stations have teamed up to give 10 per cent gas discounts to cab drivers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Esso Warwick and Esso Crawl Hill said the discount scheme, which started last Saturday, would run to the end of July, but could be ex...

The unmarked intersection between politics and international sport can be dangerous territory for politicians. It has seen some spectacular crashes in the past. There are few, if any, signposts. No blinking light to warn: “dangerous crossing ahead”. ...