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Digicel yesterday took off the gloves in its battle with Government over the launch of long distance, saying the actions of Telecoms officials had caused it to suffer “enormous reputational damage”.
Digicel accused Government of making a “dramatic u-...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Local Business
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BF&M’s net profit jumped 86 percent to $32.7 million in 2011 on “excellent” investment performance and a one-time gain of $9.6 million from the company reducing its health insurance benefits for retired employees.
The insurer’s CEO John Wight told Th...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Reinsurance
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BCS-IBM Bermuda Agency, in partnership with IBM Business Partner, Necando Solutions, is hosting a Smart Analytics and Social Collaboration workshop next Wednesday.
The interactive breakfast session will allow participants to learn about the benefits ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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Digicel yesterday launched its latest BlackBerry model, the Curve 9320 smartphone, which allows you to listen to FM radio.
The new phone also has the longest lasting battery life yet in a BlackBerry Curve model, Digicel said.
Digicel Group commercial...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Technology
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More borrowers are struggling to make loan repayments as the ongoing economic downturn bites deeper into household budgets.
The latest figures from financial regulator the Bermuda Monetary Authority show a marked increase in loan impairments in the f...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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Other
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“Open for Islamic business:” That’s the message Business Bermuda took to the World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit in Singapore.
“After a whirlwind of meetings, events, conferences, and media interviews in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, and Ho...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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A Bermudian mother of three who works full time for a captive management firm on the Island is this year’s recipient of the Bermuda Insurance Management Association’s (BIMA) ACI Scholarship.
Desirae Simons was awarded a cheque for $4,350 at yesterda...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Bermuda now has around 20 percent of the global catastrophe bond market and is well placed to claim a larger share amid rising demand.
That was the message from panellists at the Bermuda Captive Conference yesterday, who told a packed room at the Fai...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Digicel Bermuda is suing Government for substantial damages “for misfeasance in public office” as part of the protracted legal battle over its launch last year of international long distance.
The Royal Gazette understands from a legal source that Dig...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Four-thousand Ascendant Group shares traded on the Bermuda Stock Echange yesterday.
The shares closed unchanged at $13.
There were no other trades on the BSX, leaving the index to close unchanged at 1,069.18.
The BSX Insurance Index closed up 24.00, ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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