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Two insurance brokers yesterday joined forces as Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) announced it had taken over Park (Bermuda) Ltd. in a deal worth up to $11.8 million.
The new combined business, which will trade on the Island as JLT Park, will have about ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rebounded yesterday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.Better-than-expected profit news from Merck & Co. also boosted the mood on Wall Street, helpi...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Long jumper Tyrone Smith has been earmarked for a bright future after the youngster narrowly failed to qualify for today’s final.
The 22-year-old marked his Pan-Am Games debut with a leap of 7.32m at the Joao Havelange Stadium, to finish 14th out of...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Rusty see-saws, broken swings and dangerous monkey bars on a Government-owned field will be replaced through the efforts of UBP Warwick North Central candidate, Wayne Scott.
Last week, he revealed plans for new equipment on the field behind St. Mary’...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. yesterday announced the formation of Montpelier Europa AG, a company based in Zug, Switzerland.
The Europa branch, which will provide marketing services to Syndicate 5151 at Lloyd's and support its ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — British bank Barclays PLC said yesterday it would raise its offer for ABN Amro Holding NV to [EURO]67.5 billion ($93.1bn) with help from two Asian partners, an attempt to remain competitive with a rival bid from a group ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Premier Ewart Brown’s political campaigner Andre Curtis yesterday hit back at his critics by insisting he has lined up ten faith-based tourism events to justify being paid $400,000 of taxpayers’ money.
Mr. Curtis also launched an attack on former Opp...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Bermuda’s young squash players will not be bringing home any individual titles from this year’s Caribbean Junior Championships being held in the British Virgin Islands.
But five of the Island’s players did feature in the semi-finals of the various ag...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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A new law aimed at ensuring foreigners don’t elbow Bermudians out of the housing market is penalising sellers as well as buyers, according to a local father-of-one.
The 38-year-old, who works in retail, told The Royal Gazette how he and his wife had ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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A stem cell research centre is to open in Bermuda later this year after Premier Ewart Brown and his wife Wanda teamed up with American company Stemedica Cell Technologies.
Dr. Brown — the president of Bermuda Healthcare Services — told a press confer...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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