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The Internet has moved from being one vast, disorganised library in which all the books were scattered on the floor to one in which the territory is becoming a bit more mapped out.
Flags are being planted, territories staked out in the forms of porta...
DATE: Jun 07, 1999
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Island has sparked the ire of local and international businesses.
The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA), the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and others claim the incorporating bill is an anti-competitive attempt to corral electronic comm...
DATE: Jun 03, 1999
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PC Magazine's annual rating of software utilities is interesting in that it is an indication of the kinds of computer tools people are increasingly using in the age of the Internet.
As you can guess web utilities and antivirus software are hot items....
DATE: May 31, 1999
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For the past 14 days I've been sitting in an air-conditioned new Supreme Court room at Booth Hall following the Bermuda Fire & Marine Co. civil case.
Downstairs, in the other new courtroom, those involved in the Thyssen-Bornemisza family feud over a ...
DATE: May 25, 1999
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My favourite gadget of the moment is the Stinger by Gravis. The Stinger is for all those with laptops who have grappled in frustration to get a game pad or joystick connected to their laptop through a PCMCIA card.
The Stinger, which I bought for $40 ...
DATE: May 10, 1999
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Stephen Crane, the principal of Caribbean jewellry chain Colombian Emeralds, has launched a libel suit seeking "substantial sums'' against H.S & J.E.
Crisson Ltd., company head Peter Crisson, and general manager Larry Booker.
Mr. Crane alleges that M...
DATE: May 03, 1999
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riding the Internet wave right from the start.
The firm's research reports and surveys are constantly being quoted in the media as the authoritative source for information about the technology.
And the firm has been smart. By making their reports ava...
DATE: May 03, 1999
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The executives of publicly listed insurance and reinsurance companies on Bermuda raked in additional millions in bonuses and stock compensation in 1998 according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The wealth seems to be filtering down from...
DATE: May 03, 1999
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Recent massive banking failures around the world emphasise the need for effective regulatory supervision of financial institutions, the chairman of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) said yesterday.
Pointing to the lapses in supervision and control...
DATE: Apr 30, 1999
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Bermuda-based Stirling Cooke Brown said yesterday the company plans to hire a financial advisor to boost shareholder value.
In another move Stirling Cooke said it has filed a motion for early dismissal of a lawsuit against the company by Odyssey Re L...
DATE: Apr 29, 1999
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