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The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) has taken on two summer interns.
Zharia Rollins and Jazmine Outerbridge will spend ten weeks with the agency, working in a variety of areas, including business development, marketing, accounting and event...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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Bermuda’s banks are prepared to lend customers cash — but on tougher terms than the boom years in the run up to the 2008 financial crash.
Bank of Butterfield chairman and CEO Brendan McDonagh said: “There is no doubt that following the global financi...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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Rum giant Bacardi has added another spirit to its stable of drinks.
The Bermuda-based global company has taken full control of Leblon, a Brazilian producer of the country’s national drink, a sugar cane-based spirit called cachaca.
Bacardi — which has...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has launched a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance and tax cheats.
George Osborne beefed up the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with an extra $1.29 billion million over five years to track down tax eva...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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Telecoms firm KeyTech has launched a bid to take full control of TV provider CableVision.
KeyTech subsidiary Wansunt, the majority shareholder in CableVision, is bidding for 100 per cent ownership of its shares with an offer of $13 per share to minor...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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Tech firm Fireminds has won a country partner of the year award from industry giants Microsoft.
The company was chosen by Microsoft after showing excellence in innovation and customer service based on Microsoft technology.
Phil Sorgen, corporate vice...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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The use of phones and tablets to make business payments is on the increase in Bermuda, according to the Island’s largest bank.
HSBC said its HSBCnet mobile, introduced to the Island last year, was becoming popular with corporate treasurers and chief ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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Insurance firm Ace has agreed to buy out a major US-based insurer in a $28.3 billion deal.
The move means Ace, which has an office in Bermuda, will have a 70 per cent stake in New Jersey-based Chubb after the deal closes.
The new firm will use the Ch...
DATE: Jul 01, 2015
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Professional services firm Deloitte has awarded a two-year scholarship worth up to $40,000 as part of its effort to attract young Bermudians into business.
The winner of the annual award for this year is Chelsea Smith, who is studying for a Bachelor ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2015
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Power firm Belco has given Government’s new electricity sector policy its cautious backing.
The news came after Government on Friday said it wanted high-quality, low cost power services — as well as methods that were kind to the environment, secure a...
DATE: Jun 29, 2015
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