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Christmas brought some cheer to the struggling retail sector, store chiefs said yesterday.
But festive season sales may have come at the cost of deep discounts to get customers through the doors.
Brown & Co general manager Nicole Warren said: “Spendi...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Bermuda businessman has taken on Cuba with a range of Bermuda hand-rolled cigars.
Now Grant Kennedy — who learned the painstaking art of cigar rolling from an expert who worked at the world-famous Romeo y Julieta factory in Cuba — has launched a ra...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Catering firm Flying Chef has crashed and shut up shop.
Now the firm has lodged a petition with Supreme Court to wind the long-standing company up.
Flying Chef owner Sara Masters said the firm — which provided outside catering services — was a victim...
DATE: Dec 23, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An international line-up of professional dancers is set to boost glamour at a city nightclub.
Restaurant group MEF has signed up five dancers to headline at The Club, the former Margarita’s Grill on Bermudiana Road, which opens tonight.
Manager Remus...
DATE: Dec 18, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Telecoms firm CableVision is to increase its infrastructure capability by 50 times, the firm revealed yesterday.
The firm said it would use fibre networks direct to homes and lead to faster download times and allow for new services.
CableVision CEO T...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014
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Local Business
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A glitch in credit and debit card machines has crippled some retailers in the run-up to Christmas, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Some point-of-sale card-swipe machines have closed down due to a time limit on their use — now HSBC is scrambling to find...
DATE: Dec 16, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A bank chief who left Clarien Bank three months ago is to join its parent company in a top role.
Zoran Fotak — who left Clarien Bank earlier this year — will become CEO of CWH Ltd, which is the 80 per cent majority shareholder in Clarien Bank.
Mitche...
DATE: Dec 16, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Telecoms firm CableVision is to increase its infrastructure capability by 50 times, the firm has revealed.
The firm said it would use fibre networks direct to homes and lead to faster download times and allow for new services.
CableVision CEO Terry R...
DATE: Dec 16, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The struggling commercial real estate sector is bouncing back, according to the latest figures.
Real estate firm Coldwell Banker said it had rented or placed in contract nearly 80,000 square feet of office space this year — most of it in the City of ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Butterfield Bank is to axe phone banking in the new year.
The bank said a lack of demand, new technology and support needs were behind the decision to end the service.
A spokesman for the bank said: “Telephone banking has been trending downward, whil...
DATE: Dec 15, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor