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Ascendant Group Ltd is looking for a buyer among a select group of companies.
Who those prospective new owners are and how many they number, Ascendant has declined to say.
However, names of potential acquirers have surfaced from a source who spoke to...
DATE: Apr 03, 2019
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Local Business
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This week Robertson’s Drug Store in St George’s pulled the plug on a dirty habit — plastic bags.
On Monday, the store announced it would no longer be offering plastic bags or plastic straws to its customers. If customers need something to carry their...
DATE: Apr 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Ascendant Group is officially seeking a buyer after the company’s board invited a group of prospective new owners to make takeover offers.
The news came yesterday afternoon in a statement from Ascendant.
In January, the parent company of power utilit...
DATE: Apr 02, 2019
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Local Business
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Bermudians love to give each other nicknames. When Peter Sousa worked in a local hardware store, a co-worker dubbed him “Pete Moss”.
“He would say, ‘a rolling stone gathers no moss’,” said the 23-year-old.
Mr Sousa didn’t completely understand the lo...
DATE: Apr 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
For budding entrepreneurs, a good idea is only the start. To be successful, they must also be able to execute the idea.
“You can have the best idea in the world, but if an entrepreneur is not able to execute on it, then it’s like having a Formula One...
DATE: Apr 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Nine people have completed a training programme presented by the internationally-recognised Cleaning Management Institute.
Completing the six-day programme, held in partnership with the Department of Workforce Development, were Hazel Morris, Lavita W...
DATE: Apr 01, 2019
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Equine vet Stephanie Wilkinson always wanted to set up a practice at home in Bermuda, but didn’t think there would be enough customers.
“Although we have a relatively healthy population of horses considering the size of the island, it’s not quite eno...
DATE: Mar 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Watching electricians arrive in the early morning to shop for supplies with a coffee in hand, and couples browsing the lighting and home decor showroom on the weekend with their cups of java, Lindsay Butterfield and her colleagues at ESC Ltd had a “l...
DATE: Mar 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Clothing store The Edge is to close down less than a year after the passing of its owner and founder.
Zameer “Ronnie” Baksh died on May 13, 2018.
A popular figure, Mr Baksh opened The Edge in 1990 at the age of 23.
Now, his mother Patsy Proctor says,...
DATE: Mar 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A leading retailer has called on Government to provide a fuller picture of the goods being imported into Bermuda.
Paula Clarke, chief executive officer of Gibbons Company and head of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce, said a decision by ...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall