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Kristi Grayston, chairwoman of retail for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, sees a modest improvement in consumer spending on the horizon.
In the meantime, she said, this week’s upcoming Budget will be “highly significant” for the Island’s retail sect...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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An eight-year-old author, preparing to release her second book, is launching an Island-wide appeal to get it published.
Malaikah Abdul-Jabbar wrote and illustrated a short story called ‘A different kind of Bermuda’, encouraging people to see the bea...
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Ombudsman Arlene Brock has welcomed a landmark court ruling backing her right to hold Government to account.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley's decision yesterday in favour of veterinarian Susann Smith also gave his backing to the way the Ombudsman handled D...
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In a story in Friday’s newspaper, The Royal Gazette failed to seek comment from Marc Telemaque, in his capacity as former Permanent Secretary of Transport, to comments made by the Auditor General, Heather Jacobs Matthews.
In those comments, Ms Jacob...
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Although statistics don't track how much Bermudians spend online, it's no secret that many consumers take their shopping there.
Traditional retailers such as clothing and shoe stores may lose out, but small entrepreneurs such as jeweller Alexandra Mo...
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Taxi drivers have begged Premier Paula Cox not to burden them with any additional taxes in her Budget on Friday.
The campaign group Concerned Group of Bermuda Taxi Operators made the plea as they outlined a lengthy list of concerns about the state of...
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His Royal Highness Prince Edward is to visit Bermuda next month.
Government House announced the three-day visit, from March 16-18, this afternoon.
It will be Prince Edward's third visit to the Island.
He first visited in 1992 and was last here in 20...
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Two women who smuggled almost $30,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda have been jailed for 18 months.
Desiree Burrows, 21, and Shaniqwa O'Brien, 20, concealed cannabis resin in their bodies before boarding a chartered flight from Jamaica to Bermuda on Ja...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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According to her last boss, Tekania Swan is a “very bright and energetic individual who takes exceptional pride in her work” and is a “person of utmost integrity and honesty”.
The 33-year-old is described by the manager of the furniture store where s...
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PartnerRe Ltd has estimated that it faces first-quarter losses of between $80 million and $100 million related to the floods and storms that have ravaged Australia this year.
The announcement came in a statement released after the close of regular st...
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