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After two decades as a bartender, Alfonso Harris, 42, is toasting his new job as an owner of a small business.
Last autumn, he purchased Churchill's Ltd., a wine and cigar store in St. George's.
"It is interesting, eye-opening [to own my own business...
DATE: Feb 14, 2005
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American senators have taken the first step towards federal reform of the US judicial system?s hearing of class action suits.
It is the first step in getting tort reform measures passed into law ? a development that insurers, including Bermuda-based ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2005
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Assured Guaranty Ltd. saw its highest quarterly new business production in the financial guaranty direct segment since it began planning for an Initial Public Offering last year.
The Bermuda-based holding company with operating subsidiaries that prov...
DATE: Feb 14, 2005
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On a daily basis from several months, my e-mail has been hit with a virtual onslaught of spam mail and solicitations of all kinds. Two days ago, I counted 40 e-mails. They at first appearance appear to be quite harmless, using names of people that yo...
DATE: Feb 12, 2005
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index saw no change yesterday closing as it opened at 3,235.89 points.
The only BSX-listed company to see any activity was Butterfield Bank with 1,000 shares changing hands at a price of $41.
For the week, the...
DATE: Feb 12, 2005
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Leading ratings agency Standard & Poor's says it is likely to follow any legal actions against broking firms Willis and Aon with a downgrade to credit ratings.
The warning from S&P comes after rival Marsh & McLennan earlier this month settled a civil...
DATE: Feb 11, 2005
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The asset management arm of Butterfield Bank says it has revamped its website with updated functionality and a ?fresher, easy-to-navigate look?.
In a Press release, Butterfield Asset Management said the new site offers educational pages as well as in...
DATE: Feb 11, 2005
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(Bloomberg) -- Shares of American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer, had their biggest gain in more than three months on expectations the company would resolve regulatory probes and maintain profit growth.
AIG, which had two execu...
DATE: Feb 11, 2005
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BOSTON (Reuters) ? Tyco International Ltd.?s Chief Executive Ed Breen will not leave the company to fill the CEO vacancy at Hewlett-Packard Co., the manufacturing conglomerate said.
Financial services firm Ryan, Beck and Co. released an options newsl...
DATE: Feb 11, 2005
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(Bloomberg) -- Tyco International Ltd.'s former head of human resources testified that ex-Chief Executive L. Dennis Kozlowski, on trial for fraud, never asked her to keep bonus or other information secret from the company's directors.
The testimony f...
DATE: Feb 11, 2005
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