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Bermuda will experience a darkening of the afternoon sky next Monday due to a partial eclipse of the sun.
At the height of the eclipse, the moon will obscure 85 per cent of the sun.
The island will fall beneath the partial shadow cast by the moon as...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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When it comes to cutting-edge ideas about emerging technologies, Alex “Sandy” Pentland has many people’s ears.
So when the man, who has previously been named by Forbes as one of world’s seven most powerful data scientists, came to Bermuda there was a...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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Economies of scale have helped Bermudian-based Triton International Ltd benefit from stronger than expected demand for shipping containers.
In the second quarter its net income was $45.7 million, or 62 cents per share, compared with $34.6 million for...
DATE: Aug 10, 2017
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Bermudian-domiciled Nordic American Tankers made a $15.9 million loss in the second quarter as charter rates for its oil-transporting ships were pressured by a growing global tanker fleet.
The company is also considering diversifying its capital stru...
DATE: Aug 09, 2017
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A measure of Bermuda’s economy increased in the first quarter of this year, driven mostly by higher investment in machinery and transport equipment.
The island’s gross domestic product from January through March was $1.69 billion, up 1.6 per cent yea...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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Bank of Butterfield made a profit of $36.1 million during the second quarter of the year.
That is $0.2 million higher than the net income achieved for the first three months of the year.
And in tandem with the release of its earnings results, the ban...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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The Bermuda Business Development Agency will work with the new Bermuda Government to further build the country’s economy.
In a statement, the BDA congratulated the Progressive Labour Party on its 24-12 win in yesterday’s General Election.
Ross Webber...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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Inflation climbed back to 2.4 per cent in May, having briefly dipped to 1.7 per cent in April, according to the latest data released by the Bermuda Government.
Between April and May the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index i...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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Free drinking water hydration stations at the America’s Cup Event Village saved an estimated quarter-of-a-million throwaway plastic bottles ending up as trash.
And that is only part of the success story for the company that was responsible for the ei...
DATE: Jul 11, 2017
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More than six in ten CEOs see disruptive forces as opportunities for their business, according to a global survey by KPMG.
The report also shows that there has a been a big increase in concern about reputational and brand risk during the past year.
A...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017
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