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Small package couriers are reporting a big increase in Christmas shipments again this year as shoppers follow the worldwide trend of that has shoppers turning to the Internet to buy their holiday gifts.
?It is certainly higher than last year,? said G...
DATE: Dec 19, 2005
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Four more Bermuda insurance start-ups have been assigned financial strength ratings by AM Best, an influential ratings firm followed by most corporate insurance buyers.
The development brings the total number of rated entities in the so-called ?Class...
DATE: Dec 19, 2005
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Five students from Bermuda's public school system will intern at Logic Communications as part of the Bermuda Technology Education Collaboration (B.TEC) Internship programme.
Logic's B.TEC students will intern for one afternoon each week, starting in ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2005
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Sir John Swan has been inducted as an Eminent Professional Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The induction ceremony took place at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club last Thursday where Sir John received his diploma from president...
DATE: Dec 19, 2005
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Christmas season (or Holiday Season as it is now referred to in other countries in order to remain politically correct) can be very stressful for the very people that help to create and experience it, moms, dads, teachers, grandparents, those with sm...
DATE: Dec 17, 2005
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index reached another all-time high yesterday, gaining 41.47 points to close at 3,965.83.
Index bellwether Butterfield Bank rose 20 cents to close at $46.75 ? a new record ? as investors traded in 14,600 share...
DATE: Dec 17, 2005
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Newspapers that point the finger at bad guys should also point the finger at their own, if they transgress. I was convicted in Magistrates' Court this week of driving at 68 kph, and was fined $300 or 30 days. My dentist also fined me $120 for missing...
DATE: Dec 17, 2005
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? HSBC Holdings Plc?s credit rating outlook was lifted to ?positive? from ?stable? by Standard & Poor?s because of the bank?s diverse business mix.
The rating agency affirmed the A+ rating on HSBC?s long-term debt and the A-1 ratin...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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A campaign to encourage locals to ?Shop. Explore then shop some more? is being hailed as a success by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce.
The campaign, launched one month ago, was designed to encourage locals to visit shops and areas they...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., which reported a third-quarter net loss of $875 million from hurricane claims, lowered its quarterly dividend by 79 percent.
Montpelier, a Bermuda-based reinsurer, cut the dividend to 7.5 cents a sh...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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