62 results returned for search: "" category "Business" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chief fire officer Vincent Hollinsid yesterday said that the Fire Service is still committed to hiring Bermudian.
However, like many other local services and businesses, the he said they have been having continued difficulty finding qualified Bermudi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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Economy
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
For the last two years, Bermuda Yacht Services Ltd. (BYS) has worked to help Bermuda's boaters, and now they're trying to put Bermuda on the map for superyachts.
Superyachts, or mega-yachts, are yachts over 80 feet long, many of which are staffed by ...
DATE: May 27, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Greymane Contracting Ltd. announced the appointment of its new associate Geoffrey Law to the position of assistant quantity surveyor.
Mr. Law, who used to work for Woodbourne Associates Ltd., came to Greymane two months ago, and is one of very few Be...
DATE: May 27, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Insurer and pension fund administrator BF&M Ltd. announced yesterday that their first-quarter profits had risen by over $1.5 million from the same period last year.
Net earnings for the first three months of the year were $7.88 million, compared to $...
DATE: May 23, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In a 10ft-by-20ft tent behind his office at Ornamental Ironworks, Robin Gray is producing what for some might be an answer to rising fuel costs.
Mr. Gray turns used cooking oil, which is usually thrown out with the garbage and burned at Tynes Bay, in...
DATE: May 23, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After speaking in the Cayman Islands on the subject, employment services expert David Soares says that Cayman employers are afraid work term limits will scare away their international businesses.
"In Cayman, employers are very apprehensive about the ...
DATE: May 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
American Airlines plans to cut back on US domestic flights by as much as 12 percent, axing staff and charging extra fees.
The largest US carrier moves, announced yesterday, come as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.
Starting on June 15, it wil...
DATE: May 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda's Longtail Aviation will be receiving international attention this week when it is featured at the European Business Aviation's annual convention and exhibition.
Longtail Aviation earned the position for being the first non-US international c...
DATE: May 22, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
As many as 12 staff will be affected when Rothschild's Bermuda office closes its doors this September. Despite calling the Bermuda branch "successful," Rothschild Trust CEO David McLennan said in a press release that the closure would improve efficie...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Financial Network Ltd. became the second money transfer service to open on the Island this month, when it started operations in conjunction with Western Union on Monday.
The service allows customers to transfer money almost instantaneously to...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
