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Allied World Assurance Company Holdings and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. have terminated their merger agreement.
The announcement comes after two rival bids, one by Bermuda-based reinsurer Validus and the other by investing legend Warren Buffett's B...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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A new ammunition storage house is in the works for the Bermuda Regiment.
Commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Brian Gonsalves promised “the most stringent and safest standards” explosives and pyrotechnics are to be kept behind two-foot cement walls ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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There's more to Miss Bermuda Jana Outerbridge than meets the eye.
The 22-year-old graduated from Tennessee State University with a degree in psychology; and volunteers regularly at Wind-Reach, a recreational and development facility for the disabled...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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Car cleaning in Hamilton parking lots could see an upgrade after a steam-cleaning proposal got in-principle approval from the City.
Deputy Mayor Glen Smith said technical officers would have to examine the steam cleaners more closely before giving th...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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Tropical Storm Maria yesterday forced the cancellation of flights and ferries and caused a handful of brief power outages, but left the Island largely unaffected. The tropical storm passed just over 100nm to the Island’s west-northwest at around 1pm ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2011
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Diane Gordon has left the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, it was announced by the Chamber today.
Mystery surrounds the reasons behind her departure, with the statement saying that she was no longer employed by the Chamber.
“Mrs Gordon, who energetically...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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Inflation stayed static for two months running, according to a report released today.
The Consumer Price Index showed prices rose by 2.8 percent in Julyl - the same level as June.
However the health and personal care sector was again the largest cont...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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A man was this morning given a conditional discharge after he admitted headbutting a security guard.
Marco Carvalho, 28, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to one count of assault, saying through a translator that the guard had insulted his girlfri...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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A hurricane watch for Bermuda was this afternoon lifted as Tropical Storm Maria passed to the Island's west causing hardly any damage.
Belco reported a handful of power outages and police were not aware of any reports of damage.
Flights and ferry ser...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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A Devonshire painter was this morning charged with robbing his former employer of more than $16,000.
Rodney Grimes, 24, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with robbing Deborah Sutherland, manager of Terceira’s Gas Station, of $16,750,66 in cash and ch...
DATE: Sep 15, 2011
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