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IT firm Ignition has appointed a new manager as part of an expansion programme.
Julian Wojtecki has joined the firm’s Bermuda office as managed services account manager.
He said: “I am excited to join the Ignition team. Ignition has distinguished it...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Shops on Hamilton’s Queen Street are to take part in a Hallowe’en spectacular tonight aimed at children in costume.
The Boo Bash, organised by clothing store Daisy & Mac, will see several retailers open late and hand out candy and gifts to trick or t...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Sparks flew yesterday as solar energy suppliers hit back at power firm Belco over an agreement to buy back excess power generated by the sun.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Sustainable Energy Association (BSEA) dismissed claims by Belco that the industr...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Commercial users of solar power already export electricity to power firm Belco, but they don’t get paid for it, an industry expert said yesterday.
Tim Madeiros — boss of Alternative Energy Systems (AES) — said he had been working for four years to th...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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Reinsurance giants XL yesterday posted a net income of $135.6 million for the third quarter of the year, figures from the company revealed.
But the firm also recorded natural catastrophe pre-tax losses net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums of...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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Grotto Bay Beach Resort has notched up a top international award from a travel company in competition with more than 500 other hotels.
The hotel, at Bailey’s Bay in the east end, has won the 2013 Golden Apple Award from US travel giants Apple Vacatio...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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Bermuda can cash in on its existing experience in high finance to attract investment from the oil-rich Islamic world, Premier Craig Cannonier said at a conference in London.
Mr Cannonier said: “We are at the World Islamic Economic Forum to continue t...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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More than 50 small businesspeople have benefited from a special seminar aimed at helping them improve their bottom line.
Vendors were told the most efficient way to import goods, the use of technology to increase sales and smart use of social media t...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Reinsurance firm Montpelier Re yesterday said it had a “strong” third quarter — and that all arms of the business contributed to its profits.
The results left the firm with a total shareholder equity of more than $1,695 million and total capital in e...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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PartnerRe yesterday reported operating earnings of $311.2 million — a quarterly record for the firm of $5.70 a share — for the third quarter of the year.
Net premiums were up 15 percent (14 percent on a constant foreign exchange business) at $1.4 bil...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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