Independence referendum and the appearance of general confusion in Government has led to a lack of confidence in Bermuda investments, shareholders of the Buttress Bermuda Fund were told this week by company president, Sir David Gibbons.
But the fund'...
of becoming a Country of spoiled complainers rather than a Country of thankful haves.
There seems to be a Bermudian tendency to be concerned about the future, to be unhappy with the present and to dwell on the past. How much better it would be if we ...
Britain will not turn its back on its colonies or Commonwealth countries as ties with Europe strengthen, according to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Yesterday Kenneth Clarke said he believed membership of the European Union would not change...
Office products company, Staples Holdings Ltd., yesterday reported profits of $1,042,829 ($0.48 a share) for its first year as a public company to March 31, 1996, on revenues of $13.3 million.
SHL declared dividends of 45 cents per share payable Sept...
DATE: Sep 20, 1996 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
people have a grievance. Sometimes those grievances, some imagined, some rooted in the past, some very real and many of not very great significance, work to the detriment of Bermuda. They create a climate which can only be called "a downer''. People ...
The Bank of Bermuda executed half of all the transactions on the Bermuda Stock Exchange last year, the bank disclosed in its 1996 annual report to June 30.
It also pointed out that its loan and advances portfolio grew during the year by $99 million t...
DATE: Sep 10, 1996 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
Retired insurance salesman Edwin Carlton Armstrong will run for the National Liberal Party in the upcoming Devonshire North constituency.
And he promised to meet with the people, provide assistance and work to redress their grievances.
"It's been an ...
Progressive Labour Party leader Frederick Wade was yesterday branded the product of "sick minds''.
The vandalism -- on a wall recently painted over to cover a death threat aimed at Mr. Wade during the Independence debate last year -- borders Palmetto...
A dust-up between the UBP's "People's Five'' and party officers has intensified dramatically.
The rebel MPs yesterday questioned whether a party disciplinary committee hearing complaints into them acted legally.
And they are firing off a letter to pa...
One year ago yesterday, David Saul became Premier after Sir John Swan resigned in the wake of the Independence Referendum. Marcus Day reports that the Premier is celebrating his first anniversary, despite some stormy moments.
Premier David Saul is lo...
