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The Association of Bermuda Companies has given Bermudian students a boost by raising a record $575,000 for new scholarships.
ABIC, which represents more than 130 international companies in Bermuda, funds and operates the Island's largest post-seconda...
DATE: Nov 28, 2007
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The Centre for Leadership's Women in Leadership conference on December 5 at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel is almost sold out.
Kendaree Burgess Fairn, secretary of the centre, said, "The CFL is pleased at the tremendous response to our Women in Leade...
DATE: Nov 28, 2007
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A new undersea internet and telecommunications cable to end the current duopoly of Cable & Wireless and TeleBermuda International is scheduled to go into operation by 2010.
Three rival Bermuda communication companies who clubbed together earlier this...
DATE: Nov 28, 2007
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JOHANNESNBURG (Bloomberg) - Aquarius Platinum Ltd., a miner of platinum and palladium, said a contract miner died on November 24 at its Everest mine in South Africa after a "fall of ground" accident 80 meters (263 ft) below surface.
Normal operations...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street sold off sharply yesterday as concerns about a weakening credit market wiped out investors' enthusiasm about strong retails sales over the holiday weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 240 points.
The Dow's...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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East End Group has amalgamated with one of Bermuda's longest serving telecommunications groups, Telecommunications Networks.
Telecommunications Networks, more popularly known as Telecom, has been in operation for more than 40 years, serving commercia...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Aurigen Re Capital Ltd., a Canadian reinsurance company, said it raised C$500 million ($508 million) from investors including billionaire George Soros to begin operations.
The insurer raised money from four buyout funds, includi...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) - A consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin Group expects to repay Northern Rock's emergency loans from the Bank of England within three years, it said after being picked as the bank's preferred rescuer.
Virgin's proposal may calm...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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It is not every workplace that brings in a real spaceman, or big shot US ice hockey goalie to give an inspirational talk to staff.
Then again its not every workplace that has 97 of its 113 employees involved in some form or learning or study. Renaiss...
DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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XL boss Brian O'Hara has resigned from the board of XL spin-off Security Capital Assurance.
His resignation, which took immediate effect, comes exactly a month after it was announced he is to retire as president and CEO of XL Capital next summer.
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DATE: Nov 27, 2007
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