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An initiative to attract sports teams and sports-orientated tourists to Bermuda during the winter months is paying off for businesses on the island.
More hotel rooms are being booked, transport operators are picking up business during what is usually...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda Telephone Company will move its bill payment centre to a new, permanent location next month.
The company closed the doors of its Victoria Street payment office on April 8, moving the operation to a temporary office in Church Street.
However, ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
An offbeat event that brought together 16 companies and organisations to compete in lighthearted games such as bubble football, zorb racing, and dodgeball has been hailed a success.
And companies that took part not only enjoyed some fun team-bonding,...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Rubis Energy Bermuda is buying Bermuda Gas in a $17.7 million deal.
Almost a year after Bermuda Gas exited its retail appliances business, the company is set to change hands. There will be no job losses.
Rubis is the island’s leading importer of prop...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The fragrance of natural, handmade soaps is turning heads in St George’s, and that is good news for the Salt Spray Soap Bermuda.
The shop on Water Street opened late last year and has enjoyed a steady growth in business.
With the summer season appro...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Snowball Shack is now a real shack, on wheels, as it prepares for the summer season.
And the transformation from a pop-up tent set-up to a more substantial trailer shack is testament to owner Malisa Swan’s belief in always moving forward, even when ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Watching a movie on your smartphone while you’re out and about in Hamilton could soon be an option.
The island’s main mobile phone service providers are gearing up to roll out 4G LTE networks that will give customers a much-enhanced, faster data serv...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The Argus Group has been named as the official healthcare partner for America’s Cup competitor SoftBank Team Japan.
The group will support the team leading up and during next year’s 35th America’s Cup.
SoftBank Team Japan has its competition base in ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
With summer just around the corner all signs are pointing to more new boats being sold in Bermuda.
After some lean years following the economic downturn of the late 2000s, there was a noticeable uptick in sales last year, and that trend is continuing...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
When coffee shop culture started to seriously trend in North America in the mid-1990s, Bermuda was not far behind.
And today, 21 years after opening for business, Rock Island Coffee continues to exude the friendly, laid-back feel that set it apart fr...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil