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The Fairmont Hamilton Princess has signed up a new pastry chef.
Frenchman Kevin Pannier specialises in combining science with the culinary arts to create unique dishes and he will be responsible for overseeing the dessert menu at 1609, the Crown & An...
DATE: Aug 13, 2015
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Insurance giant XL Catlin has bought up a US-based insurer specialising in entertainment.
The firm’s XL America has acquired Allied International Holdings, the holding company of Allied Specialty Insurance and THE Insurance, a leading insurer of the ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Reinsurance
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Landscape gardening firm Brown & Company has hired a new manager.
The firm, which also specialises in tree surgery, has taken on Dale Toms to head its arboricultural work.
Company chief Martin Brown said: “Dale is keen to maintain and develop the ski...
DATE: Aug 12, 2015
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Local Business
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The London subsidiary of Bermuda-based reinsurer has appointed a new global head to concentrate on risk from political violence and aviation war.
Steven Tebbut is to become global practice leader in the specialist area at Talbot Underwriting — a new ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Reinsurance
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The value of imported goods fell 1.4 per cent to $217 million in the first quarter of the year.
The latest Government balance of payments statistics show that there was a $17 million drop in imports from the Island’s largest trading partner, the US.
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DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An east end restaurant is highest rated in St George’s on travel site TripAdvisor after just a year in business.
Tempest, in the former Carriage House premises in St George’s, came top in St George’s and sits in third spot Island-wide on the influent...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Insurance and reinsurance giant XL Catlin is to launch a $1 billion share buy-back programme and raise its dividend by 25 per cent.
The new scheme replaces a previous programme, which had around $97.6 million remaining.
The company said the share acq...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Bermudian craftsman aims to restart Bermuda’s tradition of boat building.
Now Neil Fox — founder of Blackwolff Powerboats in St David’s — is to use this weekend’s Round-the-Island boat race to showcase his skills with a self-designed racing boat an...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Shoppers paid 2.1 per cent more in June for goods and services than a year before.
And the Island’s inflation rate went up 0.9 percentage points from the 1.2 per cent measured in May.
Health and personal care notched up the largest increase year on y...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Reinsurance firm Maiden Holdings has posted profits of $20.5 million for the second quarter of the year.
Equivalent to 27 cents per share, the figure is down $5.3 million from the $25.8 million reported for the same period last year (34 cents per sha...
DATE: Aug 06, 2015
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
