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Global drinks giant Bacardi has notched up a hat-trick with US women. Three of the firm’s products — Bacardi rum, Grey Goose vodka and vermouth Martini — have won “Women’s Choice” awards in the US. Bacardi North America regional president Peter Carr ...

The British Airways plane that caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas forcing the evacuation of 170 passengers has flown from Bermuda on a handful of occasions this year. Aircraft G-VIIO has travelled between London Gatwick and the Island on at least...

Reinsurance firm Axis Re has awarded speciality reinsurer of the year by a UK-based business magazine. The Hamilton company was given the award by Reactions at its North American awards dinner held in New York. Axis Re CEO Jay Nichols said: “This dis...

Bermuda insurer BF&M is the top-rated domestic firm for the Island and Caribbean, according to president and CEO John Wight. He was speaking after ratings agency AM Best gave the firm four “excellent” ratings spanning different parts of the business....

PartnerRe veteran Emmanuel Clarke has been appointed president of the reinsurance company. Mr Clarke, who has worked for the firm for 18 years and was instrumental in building the global reinsurance business, will now be responsible for managing all ...

A residence, bus shelter and motor car were damaged this morning when a container truck brought down a utility pole in Hamilton Parish. According to a police spokeswoman, at about 8.20am the truck was heading east on North Shore Road, near the junct...

HSBC Bank Bermuda will have a new chief executive officer within two months. The bank announced this morning that Mark Watkinson, the CEO of HSBC Bank Malta, will take over the job as of November 2. He will succeed Richard Moseley, who will leave aft...

Clarien Bank has launched new hi-tech debit cards. In a partnership with MasterCard, the bank has introduced industry standard EMV/chip technology. The new cards also include MasterCard PayPass, a contactless tap-and-pay service and are also claimed ...

Reinsurance firm PartnerRe has topped a list of America’s 50 most trustworthy financial-services companies drawn up by a prestige business magazine. Insurer and reinsurer Axis, which came fifth on the list, also featured in last year’s top 50. The Fo...

Bermuda may be a small island but it is full of unsung heroes — inspirational residents who are making a real difference in their communities and improving the lives of others, without expecting any recognition or praise. In our regular feature, we c...

More than $200,000 in awards were given to Bermudian students at the Bermuda Electric Light Company’s annual presentation. Taking place at Belco headquarters, a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and awards were handed to those aiming towards high...

Thunderstorms dumped at least an inch of rain yesterday and knocked out power at a few locations, with more stormy conditions forecast for today. Bermuda’s weather is being affected by an upper-level low, a low pressure system that started north- wes...