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as radio reports suggested an explosion had ripped through St. David's.
VSB claimed a "loud explosion'' was heard on the island, adding that the Bermuda Electric Light Company had gone to investigate.
But a company spokeswoman said: "That is simply t...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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Simmons Jr. as the new Commissioner for St. John Ambulance Brigade.
Mr. Masefield explained the 35-year-old joined the Brigade as deputy commissioner a year ago.
And Mr. Simmons served under Mr. Arnold Botelho until he stepped down from the commissio...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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a knock. But local investors are being urged to hold on to their portfolios.
Ahmed ElAmin reports With global markets going ballistic what's an investor to think these days? It's confusing -- but don't feel too bad. There's always someone else who i...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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counterparty credit ratings on Bermuda-based Partner Reinsurance Co. Ltd.
However, in the wake of the Winterthur deal the ratings agency revised the company's outlook to negative from stable.
Last year Standard & Poor's put the company on credit watc...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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the capacity on its state-of-the-art, undersea fiber optic telecommunications system.
Atlantic Crossing (AC-1) capacity has been expanded from 40 gigabits to 80 gigabits.
Global Crossing CEO Jack Scanlon said, "The demand for bandwidth across the Atl...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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"Investors' Radio Show'' on ZFB 1230 for the new season.
Beginning this week the one-hour show will air every Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. Each week host Fred Hassell will talk with a leading investment and financial expert to discuss market trends here and ...
DATE: Sep 02, 1998
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months ended June 30, a 1.5 percent decline over the same period last year.
Basic earnings per share were $1.18 for the six months compared with $1.21 during the same period 1997. Total assets rose to $165.4 million from $155.5 million at the end of ...
DATE: Sep 01, 1998
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The latest industry consolidation has Bermuda-based property catastrophe reinsurer, PartnerRe Ltd., buying the active reinsurance arm of Winterthur Insurance Co. for $750 million in cash from the Credit Suisse Group (CS).
Winterthur's decision to foc...
DATE: Sep 01, 1998
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David Fox, Business Editor
Belco Holdings gained 50 cents to close at $21.50. The gains drove the index up 24.77 points, or 1.74 percent, on a volume of 14,830 shares valued at $381,407.
DATE: Sep 01, 1998
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One of Canada's largest alternative providers of long distance telephone service has incorporated here and launched a new service connecting Canadians to non-North American countries at rock-bottom rates.
Based in Oakville, Ontario, The London Teleco...
DATE: Sep 01, 1998
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