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Bermuda’s biggest cell phone operator uses SIM cards sourced from a Dutch supplier targeted by UK and US spy agencies, it was revealed yesterday.
But Digicel Bermuda said that it had been assured by Gemalto, one of the biggest suppliers of SIM cards ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Island’s most extensive dry cleaning business is up for sale for $2.5 million.
It has a $2 million-a-year turnover with net income of around $450,000, according to Bermudian owner Steve Thomson.
With an estimated 90 to 95 per cent share of the Is...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Butterfield Bank today reported net income of $98.3 million for 2014, up by more than 25 per cent from the previous year.
The results represented a fourth consecutive year of earnings growth for Butterfield.
Chairman and chief executive officer Brend...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
A new company is offering an online home delivery service for specialised medical supplies.
Lighthouse Medical Supplies — which started operations at the turn of the year — has already signed up around 100 clients for its range of products.
Founder a...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Expect to do a double-take next time you see businessman and entrepreneur Mike Swan out and about.
Because in the past few weeks he has been spotted riding a single-wheel personal transportation device.
The Veelr MX1 looks like a unicycle but has nei...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The early signs of the beneficial impact of the America’s Cup on Bermuda are being felt.
Island Trading, on Reid Street, has seen an increase in the number of hotels, guest houses and beach clubs seeking to upgrade their outdoor furniture ahead of th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
For more than 50 years a small carpentry workshop on North Shore Road, in Pembroke, has been producing crafted furniture, household items and trinkets.
It has weathered many economic downturns, but in recent years the toll on the business caused by t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Award-winning restaurant Rustico is on the move.
The long-established Italian favourite is to shift from its current location in Flatts Village to a new site at the nearby Brightside guest apartments.
Rustico said the new restaurant, slated to open a...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
It was the standout figure in the latest retail sales index report — purchases of new motor vehicles were up 59.2 per cent year-on-year.
And while official figures for January have yet to be released, the month has outstripped each of the previous 13...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
It might look like magic when Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts suddenly appear on your desk at work, or are delivered unexpectedly to your front door, but it takes more than the wave of a wand to make it all happen.
Behind-the-scenes at the florists...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil