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WASHINGTON Every once in a while, I like to go through the leftover questions from my online discussions and address issues from readers.
Following a recent discussion, one issue in particular caught my attention. It deserves a response.
I had writte...
DATE: Sep 10, 2011
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The blurred picture brought it all home. It was the thought of the couple gathering extreme courage at the final moments of their lives, holding hands as they leapt one hundred storeys to the earth, leaving their workplace, their families, and their ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2011
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Shares in utility company the Ascendant Group traded on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
Some 1,900 shares traded hands closing unchanged at $14.
Overall the BSX closed unchanged at 1,216.44.
The BSX Insurance Index closed down 9 or 0.98 p...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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When wedding planner Nikki Begg decided to start a floral design company to compliment Bermuda Bride, she had no idea just how much her new business was going to be tested.
Petals celebrates its tenth anniversary this month and despite the recession ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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Standard & Poor’s has affirmed Butterfield’s long-term credit rating at A- and its short-term customer deposit rating at A-2.
In its report, the credit rating agency cited Butterfield’s strong competitive positions in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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The Government is looking to space as a new frontier in international business.
It said yesterday it is seeking to create a Space Enterprise Zone which could create jobs and prove to be “another major economic pillar” for the Island.
Minister of Envi...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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It is now ten years since the world was left shocked and horrified by the deadliest terrorist attack in history. And in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, with financial markets in a state of paralysis, Bermuda came to the fore.
During the extraord...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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Gibbons Company has partnered with former football star and coach, David Bascome MBE and his Hope4Life Foundation to sponsor a signature community programme to create “The Homework Buddy Programme”.
Gibbons Company will underwrite the costs to provi...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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Ace Ltd has agreed to acquire Penn Millers Holding Corporation for $107 million in cash.
PMHC’s primary insurance subsidiary, Penn Millers Insurance Company, is a well established underwriter of agri-related insurance in the US, providing specialty p...
DATE: Sep 09, 2011
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IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore, has entered into an agreement with RL Solutions to help clients manage hospital professional liability risk.
The relationship with RL Solutions will enable IronHealth hosp...
DATE: Sep 08, 2011
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