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A number of workers at Digicel in Bermuda have accepted voluntary redundancy as part of the company’s global programme to trim its workforce by 25 per cent by mid-2018.
The company confirmed that a number of employees in Bermuda left Digicel yesterda...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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Beatrice Osborn, the widow of Bermudian war hero Geoffrey Osborn, has died at 100.
She lived in Bermuda for many years and was a Pink Lady volunteer at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. She also worked in the china department at Smith’s departme...
DATE: Mar 25, 2017
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Chris Estwanik ran a half-marathon in a business suit yesterday, almost seven minutes quicker than the current Guinness World Record.
He wore the suit for fun after a casual suggestion by two running friends, and crossed the finish line of the United...
DATE: Mar 20, 2017
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Bermuda’s newest hotel, The Loren at Pink Beach, celebrated its opening in style with more than 400 attendees at the launch event last night.
Hotel owner Stephen King hopes other hotel developers will be encouraged to come to Bermuda when they see wh...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017
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Come rain or shine, George Jones has run up the imposing hill outside the Fairmont Southampton every year since 1978 on his way to completing the annual 7.2-mile race from Hamilton to the hotel’s beach club.
It was very much a case of “come rain” yes...
DATE: Jan 09, 2017
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Belco customers will see lower overall electricity rates from January 1.
A surcharge that was implemented in June this year will be removed after Saturday.
As a result, tariffs applied to energy charges for residential users, small commercial users a...
DATE: Dec 30, 2016
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A number of popular beers on the island, including Beck’s, are in short supply, according to some retailers who have run out of stock.
Bermuda Import and Export Company Ltd, the distributor of Beck’s on the island, was yesterday tight-lipped about th...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016
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Five years after Black Friday became a significant shopping event in Bermuda, tomorrow’s annual sales bonanza is shaping up to be the biggest yet.
Shoppers and retailers have embraced the US tradition, which is marked by hefty discounts at stores on ...
DATE: Nov 24, 2016
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The Bermuda Government incurred a $65.9 million deficit in its budget for the first three months of the financial year.
Financial figures released by the Cabinet Office show the Government is slightly astray of its projected full-year targets for rev...
DATE: Aug 26, 2016
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Butterfield Bank has filed for a proposed initial public offering of up to $100 million to place its ordinary voting shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
It is to ask shareholders to vote on the proposal, which calls for a ten-for-one reverse share...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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