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When independent contractor Bruce Simons saw his construction jobs dwindle due to the struggling economy, he knew he had to reinvent himself.
With ten years of construction jobs under his belt, he would have never guessed that playground safety might...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert signalled Government’s intention to get tough with hotel developers to deliver on what they are proposing and meet set deadlines.
Mr Furbert spoke to The Royal Gazette about his plans to revive tourism, what mistakes ma...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Q’s restaurant opened this week on South Shore, Warwick - an area seeing a major consuction boom.
The new authentic barbeque restaurant and property is owned by Brenda Augustus Spencer. Former Greg’s Steakhouse owner Greg Wilson is a partner in the b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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Bermuda Parent is the latest magazine to hit local newstands.
The 56-page first issue is free, but the next issue of the quarterly magazine will sell for $6.50, publisher and editor Katrina Ball said.
An initial 5,000 copies were printed.
Mrs Ball, a...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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Overall spending fell in January with car sales continuing their double-digit decline.
Retail sales fell by 2.3 percent in the first month of 2012 to $73 million, while retail sales volume, which takes inflation into account, fell 4.9 percent.
Car s...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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In the fifth in our series of reports on the state of the Bermuda tourism industry, we examine tourism a success story. We have been looking at how far we have fallen since our heyday in the 1980s, why dozens of resorts and hotels, including highly r...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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She’s worked in restaurants, as a cashier and most recently, as a house cleaner. But after years of working for someone else and then losing her job, one Bermudian woman is now her own boss and helping others get work too.
Charlie Jolliffe lost her ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2012
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When Somers Supermart said Leon Dickinson had to retire, the 65-year-old didn’t go home and take it easy.
The grocery store’s former assistant manager became their competition.
Mr Dickinson and his wife Evannie held the grand opening yesterday for Ea...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Capital G Bank Ltd made a profit of $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, down seven percent from last year.
The bank said its loan book and net interest income increased as a result of its merger with First Bermuda Group (FBG).
Net oper...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd (BPH) made a net loss of $611,000 in its last fiscal year, the company revealed today.
The company, which owns The Royal Gazette, printing company Bermuda Press, as well as retail and real estate interests, saw revenue fa...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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