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Self-made billionaire Aubrey McClendon, who together with his wife owned vacation homes in Bermuda, died in a car crash in the US yesterday.
The 56-year-old was killed in a single vehicle crash in Oklahoma City. His car hit an embankment under a bri...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Scott Neil
Sixteen companies and organisations have signed up to take part in the first Xtreme Sports Games. They will compete against one another at such fun and bizarre activities as bubble football, human hungry hippo and Zorb racing.
A raft of international...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Work to upgrade a cabling network that carries internet services to many homes and businesses in Bermuda could soon be on the cards for customers of Logic.
And the envisaged upgrade will include more fibre optic cabling.
Atlantic Tele-Network, a US t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Scott Neil
With their eye-catching sleek lines the latest Scout Boats to arrive in Bermuda are sure to turn heads wherever they go.
And that’s what Warren Roe and Lyle Douglas at Marine Locker are hoping for as they promote the stylish and versatile motor boats...
DATE: Feb 24, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Beyond the Budget numbers there is a social consideration, and cost, to be totted up.
Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, said she was on the panel at the Budget Breakfast to give representation to the people who are struggling in th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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Scott Neil
There was a short but spontaneous burst of applause when Nathan Kowalski pointedly said that “if you want people to use more of something you don’t typically make that something more expensive”.
Speaking as a panellist at the PwC Bermuda-sponsored Ch...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016
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Scott Neil
If you are looking for evidence of optimism in the retail sector in Bermuda, look no further than The Phoenix Stores Ltd.
This month the group announced two strategic moves that will grow its enterprise. It has acquired Kodak Express and will soon am...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Cyberattacks, data thefts and online business disruptions will be brought into focus today as Bermuda promotes itself as the best place to set up captive insurance companies providing cyber risk coverage.
A panel of experts will speak about aspects o...
DATE: Feb 17, 2016
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Jersey and Guernsey have had their long-term credit ratings cut by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, with both jurisdictions being lowered from AA+ to AA.
The changes reflect concerns about increasing regulatory complexity and demands, with the rati...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s inflation rate rose to 1.8 per cent in December, with an increase in gasoline prices at the pumps and the cost of wine among the factors impacting the cost of living.
The inflation rate was up 0.4 per cent on the previous month.
Although ga...
DATE: Feb 16, 2016
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Scott Neil