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"Three Bermudians take new career steps with Fairmont"

Fairmont Bermuda yesterday announced three new appointments and promotions of Bermudian staff. As a 25-year veteran of Fairmont Bermuda, Andre Binns has rejoined the team at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess as Fairmont Gold Manager after retiring in 2...

Mar 25, 2011

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"Restaurants seek Bermudians with realistic expectations"

Bermudians need to be realistic about their expectations if they want to work in the hospitality industry. That was the message from Philip Barnett, chairman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce nightclub and restaurant division, who was speaking at a ...

Mar 25, 2011

Reinsurance

"Nephila may see Japan losses"

Bermuda-based hedge fund Nephila Capital is expected to suffer losses through its exposure to the Japanese earthquake, according to a report citing two investor sources on MarketWatch yesterday. The $2 billion fund, which invests in catastrophe bonds...

Mar 25, 2011

Bermuda Stock Exchange

"BAS soars 22%"

Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd rose 22.22 percent (90 cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday. The transportation company traded 100 shares to close at $4.95. The only other trader was Butterfield Bank, which fell 3.07 percent (four cents...

Mar 25, 2011

International Business

"Former Bermuda company chairman Gupta invoked Fifth Amendment right"

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) The former chairman of Bermuda-based Genpact Ltd, Rajat Gupta, invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself when the US Securities and Exchange Commission sought to question him, a prosecutor said. Shortly before ...

Mar 25, 2011

Editorials

"Rethinking Immigration"

News that Government will be reviewing its Immigration policy and will also be taking a fresh look at its policy on land licences is welcome, but long overdue. Care needs to be taken not to predict too much for this review since details are very scar...

Mar 25, 2011

Letters to the Editor

"Opposed to College tuition hikes"

Wrong time to charge tuition March 10, 2011 Dear Sir, There have been recent talks that the Government is to replace free tuition at the Bermuda College with “discounted prices”. During our current economic climate this is not the time to replace fre...

Mar 25, 2011

Personal Finance

"Emerging markets have become less risky, says HSBC expert"

It’s time for investors to reconsider the “riskiness” that many associate with investing in emerging markets - because the fundamentals are in many cases better than developed markets. That is the view of Christian Deseglise, the managing director an...

Mar 25, 2011

Opinion Writer

"Making a decision without the facts"

We think everyone can agree that it would make little sense to grant Tucker’s Point Resorts (TPR) an SDO to build houses and condos on environmentally-protected lands if the decision-makersMembers of the Legislaturehave not been given all relevant in...

Mar 25, 2011

Economy

"Cox: Bermuda needs a third economic pillar"

Bermuda needs to build another pillar to its economy in order to adapt to a changing global market, according to Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox. Ms Cox, who was the keynote speaker at the 2011 American Central Securities Depositories Associat...

Mar 25, 2011

Arts & Entertainment

A timely reminder from the G&S Society

‘Animal Farm’, subtitled ‘A Fairy Story’, does not have a happy ending, and the stage adaptation of George Orwell’s classic allegory of the Russian Revolution stays close to the original plot. Ian Woolridge’s adaptation, directed by Matt McGowan and ...

Mar 25, 2011

Letters to the Editor

"Stand up for what is right"

March 9, 2011 Dear Sir, One would have thought a politician as experienced as Dale Butler would have learned by now that an MP can’t admit he voted for a motion he knew was not in the best interests of Bermuda solely in order to be eligible to be sel...

Mar 25, 2011

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"Three Bermudians take new career steps with Fairmont"

"Restaurants seek Bermudians with realistic expectations"

"Nephila may see Japan losses"

"BAS soars 22%"

"Former Bermuda company chairman Gupta invoked Fifth Amendment right"

"Rethinking Immigration"

"Opposed to College tuition hikes"

"Emerging markets have become less risky, says HSBC expert"

"Making a decision without the facts"

"Cox: Bermuda needs a third economic pillar"

A timely reminder from the G&S Society

"Stand up for what is right"