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Bermuda’s hotels were virtually packed out over the Cup Match holiday weekend.
Island residents enjoying a short break for the midsummer holiday boosted business for hoteliers in what is also peak season for foreign visitors.
The trend was particular...
DATE: Aug 13, 2012
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A group of 20 Bermuda students attended an entrepreneurial skills workshop entitled ‘Be Your Own Boss’.
The event spanned two half-days and was organised by student interns at the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC).
At the event, studen...
DATE: Aug 10, 2012
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Business in Dockyard is booming this summer due to a steady number of cruise ship arrivals, retailers say.
“We’ve been doing very well,” said Michelle Conklan of diving and water sports company Fantasea Bermuda. “This is peak season, it won’t start s...
DATE: Aug 10, 2012
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Employment income generated by the construction industry plunged by almost 11 percent during the first quarter of this year, as the amount of building work being done fell sharply in the first three months of the year.
The figure was revealed in quar...
DATE: Aug 09, 2012
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Bermuda national team rugby player Kris Furbert has been awarded this year’s KPMG scholarship.
Mr Furbert, from St George’s, will be entering his first year at the European School of Economics in Madrid, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Admin...
DATE: Aug 09, 2012
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Bermuda Commercial Bank’s credit rating has been downgraded by Moody’s because of increasing risk associated with the bank’s expanding investment portfolio.
In downgrading BCB’s long-term deposit rating to Ba2 from Baa3, Moody’s noted the bank’s inve...
DATE: Aug 07, 2012
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Entrepreneur and author McCal Roberts was in the US last week on a second tour to promote his book ‘Bonded’ which is set to be made into a movie.
Mr Roberts visited Philadelphia, Atlantic City and New York, signing copies of his book in stores. The t...
DATE: Aug 06, 2012
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Butterfield Bank’s profits rose nearly 38 percent in the second quarter, thanks to improved performance in the loan book and investment portfolio.
The bank posted net income of $16.2 million for the April through June period — its sixth successive pr...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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West Hamilton Holdings Ltd yesterday announced that its operating profit rose 35.9 percent in the first six months of the year to more than $396,682.
Total revenue for the period was $1,049,431 — representing a slight decrease of 1.3 percent.
In a s...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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Belco is assuring residents that a recent rash of power outages is unusual, unrelated to any increased summertime electricity demand or capacity, and not expected to continue through the summer.
A minor transformer explosion inside Belco’s Park Road ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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