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It is less than a year since Aljonae Julio set up her business, the La Belleza spa and salon, and she is glad she did.
Being in control of her destiny, and enjoying the salon’s peaceful location on Bridge Street, St George’s, are two of the immediate...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Financial-services holding company Somers Ltd made a profit of $100,000 in the final quarter of 2015, down from $1.2 million in the same period the previous year.
The company was impacted by a 2.5 per cent depreciation of sterling against the US doll...
DATE: Mar 17, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Supermarkets were this week bracing themselves for some shortages, particularly imported fresh produce, as a result of a withdrawal of labour that has hit the docks.
The movement of shipping containers came to a halt on Friday due to work stoppages c...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Concern that warming global temperatures will create more powerful tropical storms and hurricanes, and potentially costlier catastrophes for insurers, appears to have been borne out during the past six months, with both the northern and southern hemi...
DATE: Mar 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A new sports performance gym is halfway to fulfilling its optimum membership number only three months after opening for business.
Improvements and additions are still being added to the BEAST Gym, on Dundonald Street, but the facility is already diff...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Moving with the times, Bermuda Broadcasting Company is bringing down the curtain on its analogue television signals.
The company, which owns the channels ZBM-CBS9 and ZFB-ABC7, has been moving towards an all-digital platform for many years.
This week...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s banks are upgrading their debit and credit cards in line with changing security standards elsewhere in the world.
So-called “chip-and-pin” cards are on the way for customers of HSBC Bermuda, while those who bank with either Bank of Butterfi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A pharmacy that has embraced some of the latest retail technology has opened in Hamilton.
There is a spacious, modern feel to Par-la-Ville Pharmacy, which is on the corner of Church Street and Par-la-Ville Road, and that is a testament to the vision ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s largest information technology company just got bigger. Applied Computer Technologies has acquired cloud and technology services firm Ignition Bermuda Ltd.
The deal consolidates two of the island’s significant cloud services providers under...
DATE: Mar 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
If you take a staircase up to a first floor shop on King’s Square in St George’s, be prepared for a surprise.
Because you will find an Aladdin’s cave of scrapbooking and crafting materials, and an impressive selection of party items — many of which c...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil