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Bermuda is heading out of a period of crisis into one of reinventing itself, according to a new survey.
The Island Monitor Report — which looks at smaller economies — put the Island at the end of a “stress/crisis” cycle, ahead of competitors like the...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A strong Bermuda presence at a major conference for the insurance industry is vital for the Island, Finance Minister Bob Richards said last night.
Mr Richards — speaking en route to the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) conference i...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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International Business
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Warwick Academy pupil has been named number one after a gruelling test of maths skills.
Anna Francoeur, aged 11, came out on top and scooped the $2000 top prize after 220 schoolchildren took part in the competition, the tenth of its kind.
One of th...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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A total of 11 top documentaries will be shown during the tenth Bermuda Docs festival later this month.
And the line-up includes major winners at overseas film festivals, including one featuring long-time Bermuda resident, Hollywood superstar Michael ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2014
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Arts & Entertainment
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Under fire education chief Edmond Heatley has suffered a fresh blow after school principals announced a vote of no confidence in his leadership.
School principals have called on the Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Ross Webber to take their vie...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Education
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An Island insurance firm is set to become the first to pay medical claims direct to customers’ bank accounts.
BF&M are to officially launch the new service on Monday — which will cut waiting times for cash and avoid trips to the bank to deposit chequ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Luxury leather goods store Louis Vuitton is to close, the company said yesterday.
The iconic fashion store will shut its doors for the last time at the end of next month, with the loss of up to four jobs.
Greg Tolaram, director of owners Atlantic Lug...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A group set up to look at reforming the law on marijuana plans to recommend a phased approach to legalisation.
The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) is likely to back the use of medical marijuana and decriminalisation of the drug, followed by a pha...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An autobiography of a former Government Minister is now available as an e-book.
The move to publish Dr Clarence Terceira’s ‘Tessi’s Highway — My Life’s Journey’ came after the print version was a virtual sell-out.
Kaleidoscope Media chief Chris Gibbo...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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The new leader of white collar union BPSU yesterday pledged a “more aggressive” approach.
Government statistician Jason Hayward, who took over from Kevin Grant as president of the BPSU last week, said the union would fight any erosion of workers’ rig...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Budget
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
