31 results returned for search: "" category ("Other" AND "Business") author Owain Johnston-Barnes
A boat designer has won a $4,000 scholarship from an international tanker shipping firm to help fund his studies in Britain.
Hereward Dill, who is enrolled in the yacht and powercraft design course at Solent University, Southampton, was awarded the 2...
DATE: Sep 03, 2019
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The head of a company that pledged to create fintech jobs in Bermuda has stepped down after bizarre comments in a series of media interviews.
Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock.com, resigned on Thursday after he told several news outlets he ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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Rosewood Tucker’s Point Hotel and Resort has been sold to the Miami-based firm Gencom and is out of receivership.
According to an official announcement yesterday, the hospitality development company will invest $25 million into the property, with add...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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The legal obligations of employers to their employees will be the focus of a panel discussion hosted by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce this morning.
The panel, the result of a collaborative effort with the Bermuda Health Council, the Department of S...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016
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A UK magazine has given Bermuda the Best Digital Jurisdiction Award for the second year running.
The World Commerce Review, a business-to-business publication, gave Bermuda the award after looking at the Island’s regulatory and policy environment, in...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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Local printing companies have complained that the Chamber of Commerce recommended a salesman for a US printing company receive a work permit — despite being in direct competition with local companies.
While it is not uncommon for the Chamber to recom...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Bermudian accountant Antoinette Francis Bolden has been fined by the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario as a result of a conviction in Bermuda’s courts.
Mrs Bolden and her husband David, were convicted in 2011 of misleading th...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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The introduction of a weekly ten percent discount at several grocers has not caused the stores to raise prices, according to Government.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said a recent report showed an “usual price increase” for some products, but t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Even without a cruise ship, 2012 is proving to be a busy season in St George’s Harbour.
Yesterday the Old Town hosted a record number of visiting luxury motoryachts, according to Mark Soares of Bermuda Yacht Services (BYS), demonstrating the potentia...
DATE: May 09, 2012
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Businesses must protect their reputation by establishing good governance or risk destroying their brand, according to KPMG managing partner Neil Patterson.
Speaking yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Hamilton Rotary Club, Mr Patterson cited numer...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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