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some smaller merchants have conceded in an informal survey that they know of more than one City business that is on the verge of sinking. But small merchants were full of praise for the Chamber of Commerce and Harbour Nights. In fact, more and more C...

$13.2 million in net premiums written for the nine months to June 30. But senior vice president and general counsel, Mr. Bradford Rich, believes that London firms will eventually take over the business. The need for the cover originated with US legis...

an "Unless'' order failed this month, plans to take his case to the European Commission on Human Rights. The Law Lords of the Privy Council threw out an appeal by the one-time Bermuda insurance company boss and ordered him to pay the costs for the fa...

No matter what you think about today's education system, the fact is that few students dared disobey some of yesterday's high school principals. Educational icons like Mr. F.S. Furbert and Mr. Joseph Marshall, at the Berkeley Institute and Warwick Ac...

new roadside paid parking scheme, buying up huge blocks of the tickets for use by their employees. As the Corporation of Hamilton has busily stuffed tens of thousands of dollars of earlier-than-expected revenue into their bank account this week, pree...

Passengers using some Bermuda cabs next week will be able to pay the fare with a credit card. It is the latest breakthrough since the deadlock some drivers found themselves in when the last proposed clearing house for such credit card taxi fares, The...

million for the second consecutive year. In a letter to shareholders this week from president and CEO, Mr. Charles Vaughan-Johnson it is stated: "Whilst we await our final audited numbers later in the month, before announcing our results for the year...

The August referendum could decide the future of the Bermuda Financial Centre Ltd. (BFCL), its president said yesterday. The Independence discussion was blamed by proponents of the scheme for the BFCL's failure to attract financial support. Talks wit...

per share) for the 1995 financial year, up 15.5 percent from 1994's $7,152,000 ($1.50 per share). The solid performance came in a year which saw a modest rise in premium income, a low property claims environment and the acquisition from LPG of the so...

When chartered accountant, Mrs. Jeanne Atherden, decided years ago to switch her education focus from becoming a doctor to majoring in accountancy, little did she know that it would be an uphill battle. The reason? Firms simply did not want to hire f...