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Two Pembroke gas stations have been taken over by the Terceira family.
The family already own the Terceira gas station on North Shore Road and the RUBIS Warwick gas station. They have now expanded to become the operators of the East Broadway and St J...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
An opportunity to gain practical experience in a wide variety of legal practice areas is being offered to law students by Marshall Diel & Myers.
The Hamilton-based company is accepting applications for its summer law student programme, with a deadlin...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The Island’s most extensive dry cleaning business is up for sale for $2.5 million.
It has a $2 million-a-year turnover with net income of around $450,000, according to Bermudian owner Steve Thomson.
With an estimated 90 to 95 per cent share of the Is...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Expect to do a double-take next time you see businessman and entrepreneur Mike Swan out and about.
Because in the past few weeks he has been spotted riding a single-wheel personal transportation device.
The Veelr MX1 looks like a unicycle but has nei...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The early signs of the beneficial impact of the America’s Cup on Bermuda are being felt.
Island Trading, on Reid Street, has seen an increase in the number of hotels, guest houses and beach clubs seeking to upgrade their outdoor furniture ahead of th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
For more than 50 years a small carpentry workshop on North Shore Road, in Pembroke, has been producing crafted furniture, household items and trinkets.
It has weathered many economic downturns, but in recent years the toll on the business caused by t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It was the standout figure in the latest retail sales index report — purchases of new motor vehicles were up 59.2 per cent year-on-year.
And while official figures for January have yet to be released, the month has outstripped each of the previous 13...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It might look like magic when Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts suddenly appear on your desk at work, or are delivered unexpectedly to your front door, but it takes more than the wave of a wand to make it all happen.
Behind-the-scenes at the florists...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Retail sales in Bermuda have recorded their biggest year-on-year jump since the start of the economic downturn in 2008, jumping to $107.7 million in December.
That represents a 6.3 per cent increase in the total retail sales index compared to Decembe...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It is almost four decades since Pro Shop opened its doors, and the city centre sports outlet is still going strong, buoyed by customer loyalty and an ever-changing selection of sporting gear, which includes the latest replica football team shirts fro...
DATE: Feb 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil