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Island Press yesterday reported a leap in profit last year and future plans to move in to global markets in anticipation of long-term decline in the publishing sector.
The company - which is the parent company of the Bermuda Sun newspaper - said it h...
DATE: Mar 14, 2002
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If you have ever wanted to know what sand is made of, or why sand - in Bermuda - is pink, your answers can be found at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
A new sand table exhibit, "A Day at the Beach", as part of BUEI's Bermuda Revealed ga...
DATE: Mar 14, 2002
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The rate of inflation in Bermuda has continued to fall, with figures released from Government yesterday showing that in January the cost of living had risen by 2.3 percent.
Inflation started to slow in December, when the Consumer Price Index showed t...
DATE: Mar 14, 2002
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The failed telecommunications venture Quantum could be resurrected soon if Cable & Wireless files an application with the Ministry of Finance as the minor partner in a joint venture, according to Minister of Telecommunications and E-commerce, Renee W...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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Bermuda-based 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Creative Technology Ltd. to be acquired in a stock and cash transaction.
Subject to the terms and conditions, Creative will purchase 3Dlabs stock at $3.60 per...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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Better ways of sending commands to your computer is the theme of today's column.
One example is the keyboard and mouse movement shortcuts used by Opera, the best Internet browser on the market today. Opera, which bills itself as "the fastest browser ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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XL Capital Ltd. (XL) employees will soon be on the cutting edge of human resources technology after a deal with Acuent Inc., it was announced yesterday.
Acuent is a full-service systems integrator that has been contracted to perform a systems assessm...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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Bermuda is not part of an investigation by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that aims to catch thousands of US citizens taking part in a tax dodging scam through offshore jurisdictions resulting in a $70 million drain on federal revenue.
The Wal...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Partner Re has reported a 37 percent increase in business during the January renewal period.
The increase in business follows the company being hard hit last year with close to $200 million in operating loss for 2001 after exp...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday gained 6.16 points to close at 2,592.05.
The Island's public banks and financial institutions - Bank of Bermuda, Bank of Butterfield, Bermuda Commercial Bank and LOM Holdings - generally domina...
DATE: Mar 13, 2002
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