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New-style microchipped cards to provide better security has been introduced across the Butterfield Bank’s credit card range.
The cards feature an embedded and encrypted microchip for data storage that is said to be “virtually impossible” to reproduce...
DATE: Oct 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Ascendant Group Ltd, which owns Belco, saw its profits fall 15 per cent, to $970,000, in the first six months of this year.
The closure of Bermuda Gas & Utility Company’s residential appliance and service business acted as a major drag on the group’s...
DATE: Oct 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Entrepreneurs who present the best seven-minute pitch for a business idea could secure up to $5,000 in venture funding and support services.
That is what is on offer in the 8th Annual Rocket Pitch competition, being run by the Bermuda Economic Develo...
DATE: Oct 22, 2015
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Local Business
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Business leaders believe the economy is moving in the right direction and consumer confidence has hit an eight-year high, according to a snapshot of results from a Bermuda survey.
The HSBC Business Confidence Index, based on a survey carried out in ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The buzz of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda was enough to entice some of the overseas vendors at Butterfield & Vallis’ annual trade show to extend their stay on the Island by a few days so they could watch the sailing spectacle.
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DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Major event partners and restaurants yesterday hailed the America’s Cup as a major boost for business.
Insurance firm BF&M is the official health insurance provider for the America’s Cup for Oracle Team USA and the ACEA.
John Wight, BF&M’s chief exec...
DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The America’s Cup World Series put wind in the sails of Bermuda business over the weekend.
And the following wind generated by the event has eased the recession doldrums the Island has suffered for several years.
Charles Gosling, managing director an...
DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
KeyTech shareholders today voted in favour of a deal which will result in US telecoms firm Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) taking a controlling interest in the firm.
“At a special general meeting held this morning, we are pleased that shareholders overwh...
DATE: Oct 20, 2015
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Local Business
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Consumers are demanding cleaner and greener food, one of the Island’s major wholesalers said yesterday.
Alun Hughes, general manager of Butterfield & Vallis, said: “There is definitely a trend towards no pesticides, non-genetically modified and as or...
DATE: Oct 15, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A bird’s-eye view of the first Bermuda America’s Cup races is on offer this weekend.
For new company Blue Sky Flights is offering aerial packages and the best seats in the house as the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda races get under ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor