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Bermuda’s newest restaurant has been unveiled with a grand opening attended by Michael Dunkley.
The Palm Gardens is adjacent to the Fourways Inn, on Middle Road, Paget, and the owners hope it will attract a wide variety of customers, from residents t...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Island Trading has branched out and is now offering a range of indoor furniture after linking up with two distinguished US furniture manufacturers.
Items from Virginia-based Rowe and North Carolina’s Stanley Furniture, are creating a buzz at the shop...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Insured losses from the earthquake that struck Chile last week haven been estimated at up to $900 million.
The 8.3-magnitude earthquake on September 16 was centred about 30 miles off shore from the city of Illapel, and at a depth of 20 miles. At leas...
DATE: Sep 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Residents concerned they are not receiving the level of internet speed and capacity they are paying for, could have structured avenues for redress if recommendations from a new report are put into effect.
The perceived slow connection speeds and high...
DATE: Sep 22, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Orange Bay Company has relocated to a storefront location in Hamilton.
The formerly vacant shop at Magnolia Place, on the corner of Victoria Street and Parliament Street, has been transformed into an Alladin’s cave of interesting vintage, pre-owned a...
DATE: Sep 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Businesses and residents in Bermuda have a commendable level of technological competence, a new report confirms.
This expertise, along with the Island’s digital infrastructure, offers opportunities to attract foreign investment and the possibility of...
DATE: Sep 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Reflecting what it calls a “notoriously deteriorating soft market”, Qatar Re’s half-year profit fell by about $1.5 million, year-on-year, to $13.4 million.
The drop came despite the company boosting its gross written premiums by 42 per cent to $463.6...
DATE: Sep 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Financial services investment firm Somers Ltd has moved into a positive year-to-date position for its investments after a strong performance by Private & Commercial Finance Group (PCFG).
Somers recorded net income of $8.6 million in the third quarter...
DATE: Sep 15, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A water supply pipeline loop around Somerset Island has been completed by Watlington Water.
The company has installed more than 40,000 feet of new pipeline in the western parishes since July 2010, and finished the Somerset loop earlier this year, acc...
DATE: Sep 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Back-to-back hurricanes and the closure of the Bermuda Sun newspaper were among factors that impacted the Island’s gross domestic product in 2014.
Bermuda’s GDP fell 0.4 per cent in real terms last year, final estimates show. While still in negative...
DATE: Sep 15, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil