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Hard work paid off for two top senior school students who were each presented with a cheque for $1,500 to go towards their future education at their graduation ceremonies last week.
The awards were made by the Bermuda International Business Associati...
DATE: Jul 02, 2007
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There are 19 mechanics at HWP Group but only two are Bermudian.
That is going to change as the company has started its own apprenticeship scheme that will, within five years, produce enough trained mechanics to do away with the need for the company t...
DATE: Jun 29, 2007
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Richard Bruens, executive vice-president and head of investor relations at ABN AMRO, is joining Renaissance Group's executive committee as head of strategy, communications and investor relations from August 1.
"Richard will lead the Group's strategic...
DATE: Jun 28, 2007
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When it comes to stock exchanges Bermuda is quite a few notches ahead of its southern competitor the Cayman Islands — as has been borne out by a lament from a Cayman's business commentator.
The Cayman Stock Exchange is celebrating its 10th anniversar...
DATE: Jun 27, 2007
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International business leaders in Bermuda are being urged to get involved in helping turn around the Island's failing public education system and give direct mentoring and guidance to young people through programmes such as Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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The number of college students taking courses online is surging, creating a tough dilemma for educators who want to prevent cheating.Do you trust students to take an exam on their own computer from home or work, even though it may be easy to sneak a ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2007
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Finance Minister Paula Cox will set out her vision for a globally competitive Bermuda insurance market tomorrow morning, when her keynote address opens the inaugural Insurance Day Summit Bermuda.
The two-day event at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess wi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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It has to be one of the more surprising sights for customers popping into A.S. Cooper and Sons main store on Front Street — a Wedgwood potter busily throwing pots and preparing delicate clay moulds of shells and other Bermuda images.
For the rest of ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Economic growth in Africa is likely to pick up to 6.2 percent this year, according to a report published yesterday at the opening of the World Economic Forum's annual conference in Africa.The Africa Competitiveness repo...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The US agencies that supervise more than 8,000 banks haven't censured any of them for violating fair-lending laws, three years after Federal Reserve researchers began assembling data showing blacks and Hispanics are more like...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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