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XL Capital Ltd.'s share price plunged 33 percent yesterday after a report that the Bermuda-based insurance giant is putting itself up for sale.
The Bloomberg business news agency reported that XL, which employs around 280 people at its Bermuda headqu...
DATE: Dec 11, 2008
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The United Bermuda Party can still be a catalyst for change but it is shackled by its past, former leader Wayne Furbert told Parliament yesterday as he cut ties with the party.
Mr. Furbert, who resigned as a UBP MP on Monday night to sit as an indepe...
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A bill was passed in the House of Assembly yesterday allowing optometrists to diagnose and prescribe drugs to patients, a role traditionally held by opthomologists.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome read The Optometrists and Opticians Act 2008 which als...
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A Canadian national was yesterday charged with importation and possession with intent to supply 2000 grams of the recreational drug ketamine, popularly known as 'Special K'.
Crown Counsel Bret Webber told a six men, six women jury in Supreme Court th...
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Police warn the public on harbouring a fugitive
The Police have issued a renewed appeal for help to find suspected gunman Omari Gordon.
The 26-year-old has been on the run since allegedly shooting at Police following a chase across the back of town i...
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Human Rights Commission chair Venous Memari yesterday publicly called for the commission to be made independent from Government.
Ms Memari described the HRC, whose members are currently appointed on the advice of the Premier, as "an arm's length agen...
DATE: Dec 11, 2008
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DATE: Dec 11, 2008
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Students at Bermuda College will be able to graduate in the future as registered nurses without a bachelor's degree – thanks to a new programme.
Currently nursing students at the College take a core curriculum in liberal arts, science and nursing cou...
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US regulators yesterday stepped up their investigation into Premier Ewart Brown's political campaigner Andre Curtis as evidence of his involvement in an alleged securities fraud has grown.
The Montana State Auditor's Office has found new documents sh...
DATE: Dec 10, 2008
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XL Capital’s shares plunged up to 51 percent today after reports that the Bermuda-based insurance giant is seeking a buyer.
A story on the Bloomberg wire said XL had hired New York bank Goldman Sachs to gauge interest from potential buyers, according...
DATE: Dec 10, 2008
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