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If you’ve ever heard a great orator — the kind of person who radiates passion, energy and enthusiasm whenever they take the stage — chances are they were a Toastmaster.
Toastmasters International has helped thousands of people in 122 countries aroun...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Government has repeatedly condemned impromptu work stoppages by transport workers in recent months, claiming they can damage Bermuda’s reputation as a tourism destination.
But although it drafted legislation to make wildcat industrial action by bus a...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Marilyn Monroe, the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour, was known for wearing figure hugging dresses, bold crimson lipstick and high heels.
One of quotes she lived by was: “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world”.
This week The Roy...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Morning ferries were cancelled yesterday because unionised Marine & Ports staff refused to work under the mistaken belief their division head might be fired.
However, a walkout which left hundreds of locals and tourists stranded was later branded a “...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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French restaurant, Bolero Brasserie, never gets too comfortable with the menu they offer their customers.
Since Bolero opened in 2007, chef and owner, Jonny Roberts, has won six Best of Bermuda Awards for excellence in food, drink and entertainment....
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Many of today’s most respected institutional investors pay close attention to a long-standing theoretical construct referred to as ‘Modern Portfolio Theory’ and for good reason. Modern Portfolio (MPT) was developed in the early 1950s by finance profe...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Bryan Dooley
Bermuda Institute grade six teacher Sonia Dawes has been named the 2014 Teacher of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda.
Nominated by her student Xiaye Bradshaw, 11, Ms Dawes said she was “excited” and “humbled” after receivin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Citing a confluence of market stressors, Moody’s Investor Service joined other rating agencies in pronouncing a negative outlook for the global reinsurance industry.
Financial and reinsurance market conditions, together with alternative market capita...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Last month, there was a reported story of an abandoned yacht left in the harbour at Stroustad, Sweden. After some two years of searching, the Swedish police were able to trace the yacht’s ownership to a wealthy Norwegian man who had “forgotten” where...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Online commentators have called for the privatisation of the ferry service after yesterday’s stoppage, with many fearing loss of tourism revenue due to the unannounced downing of tools.
Privatising or outsourcing services, including public transport,...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
