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Craft stores have come and gone over the past 22 years but Qui-Ja Fabrics in Hamilton has remained a constant.
Owner Laquita Simmons talks a lot about trying not to stock the same old things her competitors sell.
“We try to sell what people need,” sh...
DATE: Dec 17, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Jean Claude Garzia has been in the restaurant industry in Bermuda for 41 years, but says the last two years have been the hardest.
The sign outside his Victoria Street eatery, JC’s Cafe & Bistro, reads: “At last we are open … again”.
It has been the...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Declarations in August from overseas shopping shot up 41.1 per cent compared with the same month last year, Retail Sales Index figures just released show.
The rise was seen in higher imports of clothing, furnishings and electrical machinery and equi...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
When Sylvia Jones first moved from London to Bermuda in 2005, she greatly underestimated the hassle of relocation.
Headed here to work as a temp for a year, she thought she would soon figure out all the challenges of moving to a new country, setting ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Most mornings there is a line of people outside Weir Enterprises on Victoria Street, all waiting to buy less expensive car parts.
The parking lot is often so busy when they open at 8am that general manager Jeff Cook has to park around the corner unt...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
If you’re looking for the perfect home-grown gift this holiday, 40 local businesses will be selling their wares tomorrow at a pop-up at the Botanical Gardens in Paget.
The Annual Spectacular Christmas Pop-up will feature local clothing brands, handba...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
This Christmas many corporations are skipping the companywide galas in favour of smaller events because of Covid-19 concerns.
Charter boat operator Keerome Maybury is marketing his 55ft yacht Traveler as the perfect venue for an intimate seasonal gat...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Barbados captives continue to outperform the United States commercial casualty composite on underwriting and operating profitability, according to a new AM Best report.
The Best market report...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
You survived shopping on Black Friday, now it is time for eMonday.
The initiative highlights local online retail vendors, or “e-tailers”, offering online deals to shoppers. To participate, consumers simply have to shop on those e-tailers’ sites.
eMon...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Physiotherapist Kathleen Mowat of KM Physio, loves working with patients in their own homes.
If her clients are still in their pyjamas when she comes, she is absolutely okay with that.
Ms Mowat feels that sometimes clients put on a brave face when t...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy