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Customers are in for a surprise when they next visit Mystique’s Unique in the Bermudiana Arcade on Queen Street.
The shop, which markets itself as “providing functional fashions”, has undergone a makeover and increased its range of stock. All will b...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Gombey socks and Bermuda flag socks have proven to be a surprise hit with customers of Home WorX Ltd in St George’s.
Now the shop is hoping to do it again with an exclusive range of Cup Match socks and T-shirts featuring the colours of St George’s an...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Profits plunged to $9.5 million at Allied World Assurance Company in the second quarter, down from $151.9 million during the same period in 2014.
The company was hit by a mark-to-market loss of $60.1 million on investments, together with a double-dig...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda could be a testing ground for a prototype technology that generates electricity from slow-moving water currents.
And in the long-run the Island might be able to harness a constant, renewable energy source to reduce or replace its reliance on ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
In the world of high finance, Lee Slonimsky could well be one of a kind — a successful hedge fund manager who is also an author and poet. His new novel, Bermuda Gold, features the Island as one of its locations and has an image of St George’s Harbour...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A growing trend to dress up in the colours of your favoured team ahead of Cup Match has led to one Bermuda business bringing in a variety of specially commissioned garments and accessories to meet the demand.
However, at the same time there is a deli...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Retail sales rose for a ninth consecutive month in May, up 1.4 per cent year-on-year. The value of sales for the month was estimated at $89 million.
However, once the figures had been adjusted for inflation it was a relatively flat month, with the vo...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A new bulk discount store in Devonshire has added a string to the bow of Mattress Express & More, which opened its doors just before Christmas.
It was always the intention of owner Sheila Pitcher to have a bulk discount outlet joined to the home furn...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Surrounded by gourmet chocolates and truffles inside the Sweet Bites kiosk shop, manager Paula Williams is clear about why she feels there is a need for such a business in Bermuda.
“With all the stress in Bermuda, we all need a treat,” she said.
Disp...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Reinsurance prices declined in the July 1 renewals, but at a moderating rate.
That is the finding of Guy Carpenter & Company in its latest briefing on renewal pricing. It noted that the moderating declines were especially seen in programmes covering ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil