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Retailers are taking advantage of the temporary lifting of Sunday opening hour restrictions announced last week in the House of Assembly, Paula Clarke, chairman of the Retail Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, said yesterday.
Regulations cu...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Tax loopholes in the EU which led to Bermuda coming under fire as a “tax haven” are to be closed.
The EU has moved to end the practice of firms moving money around member states to avoid tax — a method used by internet giant Google, with billions end...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two senior international business executives have said they believe there is likely to be a softening of the market in 2014.
William Pollett, president and chief executive officer of Blue Capital Management Ltd, and Matthew Wilken, president of Argo ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange fell 14.16, closing the week at 1,182.13.
Bank of NT Butterfield Ltd and Bank of NT Butterfield Preference Shares were the only movers. Butterfield’s preference shares closed unchanged at 182.00 on a volume of 20, while Bu...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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The year of 2013 will be remembered in the annals of retail history as a tough period, but it hasn’t stopped shop owners from making new investments and thinking out of the box.
This Christmas shopping season sees the reopening of Stefanel, the Itali...
DATE: Dec 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda’s Parliament approved a number of changes to the Human Rights Act 1981 (the Act) in August, the most notable being the addition of sexual orientation to the list of defined characteristics protected from unlawful discrimination.
The Act chie...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Bermuda’s property and casualty re/insurers will likely see their profit margins come under pressure in 2014, according to stock research analysts Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW).
In a report published this week, KBW said the sector faced pricing press...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
More than 90 companies and intermediaries have been registered in Bermuda so far this year, according to the latest statistics from the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
And a total of 14 registrations were confirmed in the insurance and reinsurance busine...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A new hi-tech support system for seniors and disabled people who want to live in their own homes is to launch in the new year.
GrandCare — the brainchild of pizza firm chief Marico Thomas — uses technology designed to monitor the health and well-bein...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An air conditioning firm has launched a new website to mark three years in the business.
Quality Air, based in Warwick, unveiled the new site yesterday, with the aim of boosting business.
Co-founder Tyson Blakeney, who started the firm with Quincy Jo...
DATE: Dec 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
