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Lockdown means no revenue for many local businesses and some are facing a fight for survival.
Cash-starved sectors include tourism-related and hospitality businesses, retail and most of the service economy.
With more than one third of Bermuda’s 35,0...
DATE: Apr 09, 2020
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Local Business
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Ten-year-old Azari Jones has a certain gift for sewing.
She got her first sewing machine at just two years old, and sold her first handmade doll outfits at eight.
Now the Dalton E Tucker student is putting her talents to work selling face masks to h...
DATE: Apr 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
BF&M Ltd reported net income of $11.9 million for 2019, despite the impact of substantial hurricane claims.
The profit fell from $20.2 million in 2018 as operating expenses increased by 9 per cent to $48.6 million.
John Wight, the insurer’s group...
DATE: Apr 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
The St George’s Marine Expo has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation has announced.
The fifth annual event was to have taken place on April 26.
Ray Lambert, of the BEDC, said the decision was made ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Bermuda’s grocery delivery businesses were unsure last evening whether they will be allowed to continue operating during the 14-day Covid-19 lockdown that begins tomorrow morning.
Carl Vincent of DropIt Delivery advised customers in late afternoon th...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Financial services company LOM Financial Ltd has purchased 34,900 of its shares for cancellation, it announced in a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
LOM purchased the shares at an average price of $2.75 on Tuesday.
The company has 5,420,628 sh...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Rachel Perry has been hit with challenges ever since she launched The Things We Love clothing shop in St George’s.
When she opened her doors in September, first her husband James fell off a ladder and was in hospital for five days, then Hurricane Hu...
DATE: Apr 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
BF&M Ltd is discontinuing its dropbox collections for the timebeing, starting on Saturday, in order to support the “Shelter in Place” measures announced by the Bermuda Government.
In a statement, the company said: “BF&M wishes to inform customers tha...
DATE: Apr 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Almost 60 frontline workers involved in the battle against Covid-19 have been provided with free transport through a sponsorship programme launched by Current Vehicles.
Piers Carr, founder and chief executive officer of the electric rental car pionee...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Companies without the ability to sell their products and services online can now do so quickly and easily through a virtual marketplace created AAC/Ptix.
Vicki Coelho, chief executive officer of AAC/Ptix, said: “This is the time for Bermudians to sho...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff