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Bermuda re/insurers Max Capital Group Ltd. and Harbor Point Ltd. said today their boards of directors had agreed to “a merger of equals” to create a new company.
Holders of Harbor Point common stock will each receive a fixed exchange ratio of 3.7769 ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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Butterfield Bank yesterday announced it had raised $550 million of new capital from mostly foreign investors and replaced Alan Thompson as chief executive officer.
The news came as the bank declared a net loss of $213.4 million for last year and susp...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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Opposition Leader Kim Swan has called on Government to give residents more warning before undertaking works in their neighbourhood.
The St. George's West MP received several complaints yesterday from people who woke up to find a bulldozer creating a ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Clayton Scott, of the Men's Treatment Facility, has been selected as the 2009 Substance Abuse Counsellor of the Year.
Mr. Scott received his award yesterday from Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation, Neletha Butterfield, who in praising him ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Charges have been dropped against three men accused of a kidnap at gunpoint.
Macray Bulford, 37, and his cousin Kenith Bulford, 35, of Beacon Hill Lane were charged along with Ashley Wellman, 30, also of Sandys.
Prosecutors had alleged that they woun...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Cabinet Minister Neletha Butterfield helped kick off a fund-raising day for a charity for homeless teen mothers at the weekend.
Ms Butterfield, Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation, received the first Teen Haven tag of the day for her donati...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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An alleged drunk driver pleaded guilty yesterday to injuring Opposition Leader Kim Swan and his wife.
Jonathan Guishard, 40, admitted he caused grievous bodily harm to Ercinda Swan, known as Cindy, and actual bodily harm to Mr. Swan in yesterday's Su...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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A German tall ship sailed into St. George's last night just before 9.30 p.m.
The 140ft long Thor Heyerdahl is visiting the Island for a couple of days on its way from Havana, Cuba, to the Azores. The sail training vessel has 47 people on board.
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Butterfield Bank is in talks with institutional investors to raise a “significant” amount of new capital.
The bank made the announcement this morning, shortly after the Bermuda Stock Exchange suspended trading of its common shares.
“In response to en...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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A two-hour power cut affected about 18,400 households across the Island this morning, according to Belco.
A spokeswoman said it happened just before 9 a.m. and was caused by a “faulty voltage sensing relay”.
The problem affected four engines in Belco...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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