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THE Bank of Bermuda alerted local financial authorities when it detected unusual transactions involving an account which was ? according to allegations made in court this year ? involved in a money laundering operation.
The account, in the name of Be...
DATE: Jul 21, 2006
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BERMUDA'S name should not be tainted by "the wrong-doings of rogue companies and cavalier executives", according to Finance Minister Paula Cox.
And the Wall Street Journal was unfair to pin the blame on the island for the Refco collapse and the loss ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2006
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Attorney General Larry Mussenden announced on Wednesday that the pay hikes ? which will result in Premier Alex Scott receiving a 79 per cent increase, full-time Ministers getting $150,000 and part-time Ministers receiving $100,000 ? will be phased in...
DATE: Jul 14, 2006
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Billions of dollars? worth of client accounts were frozen at the international brokerage firm in October last year ? a mere two months after Refco had gone public on the New York Stock Exchange.
But former Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said the isla...
DATE: Jul 07, 2006
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BANK of Bermuda chief executive officer Philip Butterfield has been criticised for dismissing the $50 million overspend on the new school on Berkeley Road with the words: "Who cares what it cost?"
Mr. Butterfield, a former Berkeley student, made his ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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MORE than 5,000 revellers will enjoy one of the biggest parties in Bermuda's history tomorrow night in the name of "celebrating freedom" and "giving back to Bermuda".
And many thousands more will be able to watch a massive fireworks display light up ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2006
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PREMIER Alex Scott remained silent yesterday over whether he backs Works & Engineering and Housing Minister David Burch's stated wish to see Governor Sir John Vereker recalled.
Sen. Burch's blistering attack on Britain's representative on the island ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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A DIE-OFF of unprecedented proportions has blighted coral in Caribbean waters in recent months ? but Bermuda's reefs are holding up well.
Dr. Ross Jones, a research associate scientist at the Bermuda Biological Station For Research (BBSR), said 14 ye...
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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Jacob Trott missed out on playing in the Davis Cup for Bermuda because of an unfortunate clash of dates with his father?s wedding ? but he made up for that disappointment by reaching his first major tennis final.
And although the 25-year-old Bermudia...
DATE: Jun 19, 2006
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NEARLY ten per cent of the island's population are expected to attend what's been billed as "the biggest party in Bermuda's history" on July 1 ? and around 60 local charities are set to benefit.
The hosts are the US Consulate and the American Society...
DATE: Jun 16, 2006
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