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Businesses across the Island are taking stock of the likely impact from a hike in electricity rates proposed by Belco on Wednesday.
Commercial users face an average increase of 15 per cent on their monthly electricity bill, with the largest commercia...
DATE: Jun 05, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Android system phones that sell at a fraction of the cost of big-name brands are proving popular for a Bermuda business that is finding its feet in the Washington Mall.
With smartphones ranging from $99 to $249, Direct.bm has positioned itself to fil...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
For more than 50 years there has been a counter cafe tucked away in a building at the eastern end of Church Street.
But today Donna Gray, its final owner, will wave goodbye to the Hamilton cafe that far outlived the era in which it was born.
Ms Gray...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
There’s been a quiet revolution on the Church Street level of Washington Mall as Jazzy boutique has enlarged its footprint in the shopping complex and now occupies a group of four units.
There is the original Jazzy, together with Jazzy Too, Jazzy Plu...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
After 10 years in business The Comic Stop will come to a halt at the end of June.
A closing down sale is now on at the shop in the Emporium Building, on Front Street. Co-owner Garan Madeiros said that while he will be sad to wave goodbye to the shop ...
DATE: May 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A highly concentrated all-natural sport nutrition product has been introduced to Bermuda by two business partners who believe it will assist the Island’s sportspeople improve their training and racing potential.
And the benefits are not restricted to...
DATE: May 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The secret’s out — city centre lingerie store Secrets has a new name and a new location.
Formally based in Washington Mall, it has set up shop on Reid Street and is now called Secrets Boutique.
It occupies bright and airy first floor premises above t...
DATE: May 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
More jobs for Bermudians will be created at Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) if it is acquired by Digicel, and investment will be made to improve the performance and reliability of BTC’s network infrastructure.
Those are two of the outcomes Digicel fo...
DATE: May 14, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
One of the Island’s favourite fast-food enterprises, Mr Chicken, has been put up for sale by the founding owners David and Beryl Furbert.
The couple have decided it is time to retire and they are looking to sell the business, which saw record revenue...
DATE: May 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Profit is up at Watlington Waterworks Ltd. The company reported net income of $2.07 million last year, compared with $1.75 million in 2013.
Total revenue was also higher, at $10 million, compared to $9.74 million in 2013.
The improved performance was...
DATE: May 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil