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A new lower rate for energy bought from solar power users will take effect from the start of next year. The new feed-in tariff of 17.36 cents per kilowatt hour — about half the previous rate — will start next January. But Grant Gibbons, Minister for ...

Businesses in struggling St George yesterday welcomed news that the Olde Towne will next year play host to 16 cruise ships. And they said that the callers — up from the four ships that visited the port this year — would bring a boost to the local eco...

Linda Smith, who for many is “the voice of Belco”, will retire from the company at the end of the year. She has worked for Ascendant Group, the parent company of Belco, for 24 years, mostly in communications and external relations roles. During Hur...

Market stall holders are to get a lesson in how to inject some New York pizazz into their businesses. Bermuda Economic Development Corporation staff Raymond Lambert and William Spriggs aim to pass on the lessons learnt at an international conference ...

Insurance company BF&M Ltd wore its heart on its sleeve yesterday, and it was not alone. Hundreds of people joined the BF&M 20th Anniversary Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, helping to spread the word and boost the fundraising effort that during the pas...

Businesses involved in the hospitality sector need to be prepared for the tens of thousands of extra visitors expected on the island during next year’s America’s Cup. And while the event is regarded as the pinnacle moment within the coming 12 months,...

A long-established rental business is up for sale. Pembroke-based Bermuda Rentals, set up more than 30 years ago by Douglas Howe, rents everything from tents and furniture to cement mixers and carpet cleaners. Mr Howe, who is retiring, said: “The rig...

Telecommunications company KeyTech made a consolidated loss from operations of $2.4 million in its last fiscal year. The company said the loss was primarily the result of a $4.3 million accounting writedown and one-time staff termination charges of $...

Food supply wholesaler Butterfield & Vallis is bracing itself for a massive increase in sales related to the America’s Cup. The company predicts that sales in the run-up to the competition next year will jump between 15 and 20 per cent — and tomorrow...

A new green category is to be added to a competition for would-be businesspeople. Rocket Pitch, organised by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, has added PitchGREEN, focusing on environmentally-friendly ideas, to its three existing areas f...