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PARIS (AP) — Eurostar, the operator of high-speed train services between London and Paris under the English Channel, said yesterday that first-quarter sales fell 5.8 percent because of the partial closure of the tunnel and a slump in business travel....
DATE: Apr 17, 2009
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The race is one to find the best design for the North Hamilton Economic Empowerment Zone (EEZ), with the public having the chance to vote for their favourite this week.
The Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) displayed the work of ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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Revenue has declined by around a quarter this year for Caribbean region hotels, an industry audience heard yesterday.
Duane Vinson, a vice-president of Smith Travel Research (STR), said a combination of lower hotel occupancy rates and discounted room...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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The Chamber of Commerce is set to unveil Stephen Todd as its new president today, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Mr. Todd, who is a member of the Chamber, will take over the role from Philip Barnett, who is standing down after two years in the post.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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Tucker's Point Hotel & Spa will become the first hotel to open in Bermuda over the past year when it is officially launched tomorrow.
The new hotel, which will be the jewel in the crown of the resort, club and residential community - itself the Islan...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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The tourism industry is facing a tough couple of years ahead — but by 2011 solid growth should return.
That is the view of Avery Shenfeld, managing director and chief economist of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), who reckons the US economy ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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Bermuda re/insurers IPC Holdings Ltd. and Max Capital Group Ltd. have cleared the first regulatory hurdle en route to their planned amalgamation and now expect to close the deal in June.
Yesterday the companies announced jointly that the Federal Trad...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines parent AMR Corp. says it lost $375 million in the first quarter as people flew less during the recession than they did a year ago, wiping out the benefit of cheaper fuel.
Still, the loss reported yesterday was much sma...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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West Hamilton Holdings saw its share price drop 11.38 percent ($1.25) on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The development company traded 4,600 shares to close the day at $9.75.
Butterfield Bank was the only other trader...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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GENEVA (AP) — Troubled Swiss banking giant UBS AG said yesterday that it will slash its global work force of 76,200 people by more than 10 percent as part of across-the-board cost cutting to return to profit after racking up billion dollar losses for...
DATE: Apr 16, 2009
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