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Working as bell captain at Elbow Beach for over 50 years, Shirley Delbert Hunt has probably opened hundreds of doors in his career.
"Car doors, guest doors, front doors, there's no doubt I've opened a lot of doors in my time," Mr. Hunt recently told ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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Omega Insurance, whose holding company is based in Bermuda, remained upbeat about prospects for the year ahead on Friday and said it was "extremely pleased" with the trading position of the company at this stage of 2007.
"Rates, terms and conditions ...
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Hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin and making landfall in the US will be 65 percent above normal during 2007, predicts the Tropical Storm Risk consortium.
Five tropical storms, of which two will be hurricanes, are forecast to strike the US, whi...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Meteorologists' predictions for an above-average number of storms aren't denting investor optimism in insurers as the US hurricane season starts.The perceived risk of owning bonds of Allstate Corp. and American International Gr...
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Just over half a million dollars worth of stocks were traded on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange last week, with the index ending 20.692 points (0.4 percent) lower at 5,142.71.
The biggest gainer was Bermuda Commercial Bank (weighted) share...
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Dear Annie: My ten-year-old daughter, “Paulina”, is complaining about a class mother bullying her. Paulina said this woman elbowed her once when no one was around, and another time, while dishing out hot lunches, she gave my daughter less than the ot...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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MERIDA, Mexico (AP) — I'm on vacation in Mexico again with my wife. It's the first time we've been back since October 2005. And it's no accident that this time, we're here in late spring instead of autumn, which is traditionally one of the worst time...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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Dame Lois’ family thanks the Island for its “generosity, care and concern” during their time of bereavement. In a statement issued through the Government Communications and Information office, the family of the late Dame Lois Browne Evans called the ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Persistent smokers appear to be at increased risk for becoming depressed compared to never smokers, results of a long-term study of Finnish twins suggest. On the other hand, this association was not seen in individuals who...
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MUNICH (Bloomberg) — Hannover Re, the world's fourth-biggest reinsurer, completed the sale of its primary insurance unit to QBE Insurance Group Ltd."The sale was closed effective May 31 upon receipt of the required approval from regulators," Hannover...
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