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A West End resort closed its doors until the end of February yesterday putting about 75 staff out of work because of crippling losses caused by coronavirus. Lawrence Lamb, the general manager and part-owner of the family-run Pompano Beach Club in Sou...

A US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda has been dropped to “very low”, it was announced this morning. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention removed the island from its Level 2 “moderate risk” travel health advisory list....

Hotel workers made redundant from the Fairmont Southampton are facing eviction from their homes, unable to pay bills or even buy food. About 30 workers showed up at the hotel yesterday morning in protest over what they claimed to be a lack of guarant...

A “Reclaim Summer” week on the water is to be held to boost visitor numbers and resident spending in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday. Glenn Jones, the interim chief executive of the BTA, said the Bermud...

A group that provides meals for the disadvantaged is to be the beneficiary of a charity campaign by a fast-food restaurant. KFC Bermuda announced that the proceeds from their sixth annual Halloween treat voucher campaign will go towards the Eliza DoL...

The traditional Christmas Walkabout in the Town of St George has been axed this year because of the coronavirus. Belcario Thomas, the co-chairman for the East End Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, said that the decision to cancel the shop...

Chef Daamian Simmons suspects that food tastes better when you know who cooked it. “It is like you have a connection with someone who is cooking for you,” the 31-year-old said. He is putting that idea to the test with his new personal-chef business D...

The impact and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is to be the focus of the annual Bermuda Tourism Summit next week. The summit, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has the theme “Reset, Reimagine, Renew: Agility in Focus”. The BTA said the ...

The Government used leftover cash from the 2017 America’s Cup to pay a US company to organise a string of Cup Match parties for social-media “celebrities”. David Burt and his Cabinet approved the “sole source” contract with Mosaic Sales Solutions for...

The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform. The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...

Whoever wins the election tomorrow will be forced to manage a struggling tourism industry. One hotelier, who asked not to be named, said Covid-19 was “an elephant in every room” of the industry. He said: “Our numbers for the years had looked all righ...

The Spot restaurant can continue its role as a Hamilton institution, but it needs youthful energy and ideas to carry it forward. Owner Thomas “Ted” Powell has put the Burnaby Street business up for sale. It has been closed since mid-March due to rest...