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Hoteliers have welcomed the Government’s planned temporary redundancy payment reprieve, while a union leader described it as a “win-win”. However, concerns remain in the industry about the impact of potential severance payments later this year, given...

There are only a few weeks left before the deadline for applications to operate the Horseshoe Bay Beach House Café for a five-year period from next year. A tender by the Ministry of Public Works said applications to operate the café had to be in by J...

Luxury hotel The Loren at Pink Beach has booked 150 staycation reservations since it reopened on May 28. Demand has exceeded expectations, Sebastien Maingourd, The Loren’s general manager, said. Encouraged by the programme’s success, the three-year-o...

David Burt has given himself responsibility for getting casinos up and running in Bermuda — and reiterated that only cashless gambling will be allowed in them. The Premier announced as part of a Cabinet reshuffle yesterday that “consistent with my re...

It was disheartening to hear David Burt, for the second time in three weeks, criticise people who represent significant segments of Bermuda’s business community for allegedly “negotiating through the media”. On the first occasion, last month, it was ...

A pub and restaurant that has made televised sports a key attraction for customers is preparing for the resumption of broadcast football and other international sport. However, some things will be different at the popular Robin Hood Pub and Restauran...

Bermuda Visitor Services Centres are inviting the community to join “Purchase with a Purpose”—a campaign to share island pride while making a difference. The effort encourages individuals, families and businesses to purchase official Bermuda merchan...

A defiant David Burt reiterated his stance that tourism is not dead in Bermuda — but he acknowledged that some jobs in the sector could be lost permanently. The Premier was speaking last night as he moved to push back outspoken critics, some of them ...

The island could reap massive benefits from a new drive for superyacht business, the head of a chandlers business has said. Mark Soares, the owner of Bermuda Yacht Services, admitted the push would not result in America’s Cup numbers of visiting vess...

Bermuda’s tourism industry has to be bold as the island moved towards a new normal. Glenn Jones, interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said in a message to those involved in the industry this week that fresh ideas were needed. Mr Jones said: ...

Matt Francis and Somers Carr, of The Blind Pig Cocktail Company, had a busy summer planned. Their cocktail catering business was almost fully booked, but the Covid-19 pandemic put the drinks business on ice. Mr Francis said: “We do a lot of corporate...

A watersports business that faces a diminished summer season because of the Covid-19 crisis is hoping locals will take on-island staycations and experience the fun it offers for themselves. BDA Water Sports was geared up for a bumper year as it moved...