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Bermuda Tourism Authority has snagged the prestigious Twitter handle @Bermuda.
The move is a clear sign of how important it can be for businesses and organisations to secure a Twitter account with a short and easy to remember name.
Previously the BTA...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Hesitation. In these times the old saying that “he who hesitates is lost” is truer than ever before. Bermuda is facing some difficult times and yet among these challenges lie opportunity for those with the foresight and resourcefulness to look to the...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb said he’s looking for opportunities in energy-related debt after oil prices resumed their decline.
“Energy is presenting some very interesting opportunities in credit right now,” Loeb said in a confe...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Reinsurance
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The London subsidiary of Bermuda-based reinsurer has appointed a new global head to concentrate on risk from political violence and aviation war.
Steven Tebbut is to become global practice leader in the specialist area at Talbot Underwriting — a new ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A total of 128,962 shares in the Bank of Butterfield traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.
The deal saw the bank’s shares fall six cents (3.3 per cent) to $1.74.
Insurance company BF&M saw 7,000 of its shares changes hands, leaving its price unchang...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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The value of imported goods fell 1.4 per cent to $217 million in the first quarter of the year.
The latest Government balance of payments statistics show that there was a $17 million drop in imports from the Island’s largest trading partner, the US.
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DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
LOM Financial Ltd swung to a $225,747 net loss in the first half of the year, as the company made less on broking fees but more on management and advisory fees.
The loss compared to a profit of $90,605 for the first half of 2014.
But in a letter to s...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Shares of Butterfield Bank and KeyTech Ltd rose to drive The Royal Gazette/BSX Index higher last week.
Butterfield was the biggest climber, advancing four cents, or 2.3 per cent, to close on $1.80 as 19,874 shares traded.
Telecommunications firm KeyT...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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Bermuda Stock Exchange
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A menswear store in Hamilton is picking up trade and providing a creative outlet for Janika Fields.
Becoming a shop owner was not her plan when she went overseas to study for a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree, with a concentration in advertising desig...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
An east end restaurant is highest rated in St George’s on travel site TripAdvisor after just a year in business.
Tempest, in the former Carriage House premises in St George’s, came top in St George’s and sits in third spot Island-wide on the influent...
DATE: Aug 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor