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Bermuda Press (Holdings) Limited (BPH) recorded a $200,000 loss for the first six months of its fiscal year.
The company, which owns The Royal Gazette, printing company Bermuda Press, as well as retail and real estate interests, reported its unaudit...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Local Business
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Leaders of some of Bermuda’s top insurance companies are fuming following an article in the Wall Street Journal they say unfairly categorised them, their business and their involvement in the US crop insurance industry.
The article, titled, “Farm Bi...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Ratings agency Fitch yesterday downgraded Bermuda’s sovereign bond rating to AA from AA+, citing concerns over rapidly rising public debt and giving a bleak economic outlook for the Island.
The one-notch downgrade reflects Bermuda’s weak macroeconomi...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Other
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com wants ". joy," Google wants ". love" and L'Oreal wants ". beauty."
Big brands are behind hundreds of proposals for new internet addresses, including scores for generic terms such as "cruise," ". children" and ". tires."
If ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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Two forces are changing the world we live in, causing significant realignments in many major institutions. The results could prove extremely beneficial to Bermuda’s already strong insurance industry.
The first force is the graying of the world’s popu...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Other
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Bermuda is on track to win Solvency II equivalence, says the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) following high-level talks with European Commission officials in Brussels earlier this month.
The BMA is also optimistic that exemption of Bermuda’s captive...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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BF&M traded 1,500 shares on the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday, closing at $15.70 with no change in share price. Devonshire Industries closed at $5 and Butterfield Preferred closed at $1,230, trading 1,000 and 302 shares, respectively, both with no...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Two university students are learning to speak a language this summer that most humans will never understand.
As part of their internships at Nova, the Bermuda-based software development company established in 2006, Matthew Coelho and Jason Ebbin are ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Works
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Local insurer Argus Group Holdings announced a yearly net profit of $1.7 million — bouncing back from a $6.1 million loss in 2011.
Citing the end of “challenging legacy issues in the investment arena”, Argus CEO Alison Hill said the company’s “modest...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Initiative. Many of you know that I am passionate about the fight to prevent and cure diabetes.
Our medical team in Bermuda brought in several people from both the American and Canadian Diabetes Associations last week. Together with a diverse group ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Works
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