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An International Monetary Fund inspection of Bermuda's anti-money laundering enforcement has left the Island's Finance Ministry admitting it has "some work to do in public and private sectors."
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Donald Scott who ha...
DATE: Sep 21, 2007
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For a long time tourism and hospitality ruled the roost as the largest employment sector in Bermuda but it has been pushed far into the shade and today the Island's emerging red hot sector is construction.
The decline in tourism since the mid-1980s p...
DATE: Sep 20, 2007
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Russia, Australia, New Zealand......Bermuda.
The Island is in good company as one of the first places in the world to try out a new beer called Amstel Pulse.
The Amsterdam-brewed beer is officially launched this Friday and all the Front Street bars o...
DATE: Sep 20, 2007
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Oleander cargo ship operator Bermuda Container Lines has suffered a $49,000 drop in half-year profits as a result of unexpected repairs required to the ship during March and April.
The company made a $1,990,738 profit for the first six months of 2007...
DATE: Sep 19, 2007
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A multi-phase re-development project in probably the last sizeable tract of real estate within the heart of Hamilton's financial district is likely to raise the fortunes of West Hamilton Holdings far above its current estimated market value of $24 mi...
DATE: Sep 19, 2007
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The first Northern California Women's Exchange Conference will take place next week in Santa Clara and is being co-sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism.
The Women's Leadership Exchange will feature Dawn Lepore, chairman and CEO of Drugstore...
DATE: Sep 18, 2007
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Three of Bermuda’s largest telecommunications firms, KeyTech, North Rock Communications, and Transact, have today jointly submitted an application for a New International Class A Telecommunications Licence.
The licence will allow the consortium to bu...
DATE: Sep 18, 2007
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A distributor in Bermuda is bringing to the Island a new household appliance that dehumidifies and turns the captured moisture into drinkable water.
The WaterPure Atmospheric Water Generator takes moisture from the atmosphere and through a condensati...
DATE: Sep 18, 2007
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Esso Bermuda has stepped in to keep going a programme that gives children in less well-off families in Bermuda a new school backpack filled with school kit essentials.
Three hundred of the backpacks will be handed out over the coming days to children...
DATE: Sep 18, 2007
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The outlook for the Bermuda insurance market is stable, according to Moody's Investor Service, which said the outlook reflected robust balance sheets, strong profits and improved risk management strategies employed by the Island's insurers and reinsu...
DATE: Sep 17, 2007
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