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There are fewer filled jobs and those who are employed are doing a reduced number of working hours per week than at any time in the past four years, figures show.
The employment survey report released by the Department of Statistics calculates the Is...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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The value of monthly retail sales improved for an eighth consecutive month in April, up 4.3 per cent year-on-year. After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, the volume of sales rose 3.8 per cent.
Depending on how the latest statistics a...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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He was only 12 when he died, but Neehari Robinson has left behind a legacy worthy of someone who had lived to be 100.
That was the sentiment of his father Otis Robinson as he spoke about his son, who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer tw...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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If you’re dancing at the dollar’s bull run party, stay close to the exit — because it’s almost over.
That was the take-home message from David Bloom, HSBC’s global head of FX strategy, during his visit to Bermuda to give a currency outlook presentati...
DATE: Jun 12, 2015
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Many things have changed since 27th Century Boutique opened its doors in 1975, but the Hamilton clothing shop is still going strong and this week it is celebrating 40 years in business.
Owner Sharon Bartram has been involved since the beginning, devo...
DATE: Jun 11, 2015
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Tens of thousands of jobs are to be axed globally by HSBC, it was announced yesterday.
However, what impact those cuts will have on the bank’s operations in Bermuda, if any, is not known. A spokeswoman for HSBC Bermuda said the bank had no comment at...
DATE: Jun 10, 2015
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Bermuda had a balance of payments surplus of $813 million in 2014, with the value of goods and services sold by the Island to the rest of the world easily dwarfing the value of goods and services the Island bought from overseas.
As a barometer of the...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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It hasn’t taken long for a one-man business selling smartphone accessories at a shopping mall kiosk to expand and quickly move into a retail unit before relocating again, a month ago, into an even larger shop space.
That’s the journey Kenneth Pembert...
DATE: May 22, 2015
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At the start of this year there were fewer tradespeople registered unemployed in Bermuda across six specific occupations than in either of the previous two years.
As a group, the number of masons, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, tilers, chefs de ...
DATE: May 21, 2015
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High costs come top of cellphone service concerns for customers in Bermuda, and they are increasingly dissatisfied with mobile data speeds, a survey has shown.
Residents also believe roaming charges are too expensive. Dropped calls and poor coverage ...
DATE: May 12, 2015
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