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The most eagerly anticipated movie release of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is to be shown at Speciality Cinema on the day it debuts around the world.
Cinemas in Britain and the US have reported record-breaking advance ticket sales for the ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Ascendant Group Ltd, which owns Belco, saw its profits fall 15 per cent, to $970,000, in the first six months of this year.
The closure of Bermuda Gas & Utility Company’s residential appliance and service business acted as a major drag on the group’s...
DATE: Oct 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It is still early days, but the business buzz created by the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda event continues to build.
Banks, restaurants, food suppliers and vendors have praised the positive effect the sailing spectacle has had on t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Attracting group travel to Bermuda is being actively promoted by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) — and it’s easy to see why.
Three examples of recent and soon-to-happen group travel initiatives show they will pump an estimated $1 million into the...
DATE: Oct 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The buzz of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda was enough to entice some of the overseas vendors at Butterfield & Vallis’ annual trade show to extend their stay on the Island by a few days so they could watch the sailing spectacle.
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DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
One of the most successful businessmen in the world, Larry Ellison, was among the corporate big hitters and decision-makers who attended the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda event.
Mr Ellison was last year listed by Forbes magazine as...
DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The spirit of collaboration is paying dividends for Bermuda in terms of protecting and growing the Island’s international business sector.
That is the view of Ross Webber, who has completed his first year at the helm of the Bermuda Business Developme...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Ross Webber, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA), has reported on progress in the agency’s “four pillars” of business, during his first year in charge.
He said that in collaboration with the risk solutions’ fo...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Falling fuel and power prices have helped drive down inflation to 1.4 per cent.
Although prices in the sector were static during August, a year-on-year drop of 10.5 per cent, with cheaper electricity a major factor, impacted the headline rate. Betwee...
DATE: Oct 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Costly damage caused to Amtrak’s infrastructure by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 is one of the reasons the company has obtained $275 million of catastrophe bond insurance coverage this month.
The three-year cat bond notes were issued in Bermuda last week ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil