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Bermuda’s historic Dockyard is in line to get added sparkle this summer.
For New York-based Diamonds International, the Caribbean’s largest gems retailer, is poised to set up shop in the former Royal Navy base’s restored North Basin building 9 — brin...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Supermarkets were this week bracing themselves for some shortages, particularly imported fresh produce, as a result of a withdrawal of labour that has hit the docks.
The movement of shipping containers came to a halt on Friday due to work stoppages c...
DATE: Mar 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A hi-tech photo and video booth is set to make its debut in Dockyard.
Jodi Lewis said the first SocialBox would be stationed there to allow tourists to take pictures and videos and upload them to social media.
Another will be hired out for events whe...
DATE: Mar 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A new sports performance gym is halfway to fulfilling its optimum membership number only three months after opening for business.
Improvements and additions are still being added to the BEAST Gym, on Dundonald Street, but the facility is already diff...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Moving with the times, Bermuda Broadcasting Company is bringing down the curtain on its analogue television signals.
The company, which owns the channels ZBM-CBS9 and ZFB-ABC7, has been moving towards an all-digital platform for many years.
This week...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Taxi booking app Hitch has notched up its 2,000th trip.
The milestone came only three months after the island’s first pre-arranged taxi booking app was launched.
Calvin Minors, chairman of Hitch, said: “We are especially proud that last month 95 per ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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Local Business
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An island dance school has taken new steps to offer more services.
In Motion School of Dance has introduced Body in Motion, a movement studio aimed at improving general health and fitness.
Lizz Pimentel, director of the school, said: “In Motion is in...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s banks are upgrading their debit and credit cards in line with changing security standards elsewhere in the world.
So-called “chip-and-pin” cards are on the way for customers of HSBC Bermuda, while those who bank with either Bank of Butterfi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
An arts and crafts store in Dockyard’s Clocktower Mall is set to double in size.
The store, which opened just three years ago, has taken over a vacant unit next door to expand the display area for its growing range of goods.
Andrea Moniz, co-owner of...
DATE: Mar 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A pharmacy that has embraced some of the latest retail technology has opened in Hamilton.
There is a spacious, modern feel to Par-la-Ville Pharmacy, which is on the corner of Church Street and Par-la-Ville Road, and that is a testament to the vision ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil