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Two charities aiming to help to provide food for families are receiving help from the employees of Bermuda CableVision.
Employees collected $1,000 worth of non-perishable food for Hands of Love, while CableVision also made corporate donations to char...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It's cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet.
It's natural gas, th...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown and his wife, Wanda Brown, handed out 150 turkeys to the constituents of Warwick South Central on Saturday.
"It was good to be able to donate the turkeys in the true Christmas spirit of giving and not ask for anything in return," ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed higher for a second consecutive session yesterday as ongoing optimism for a global economic recovery next year lifted shares across most sectors.
Weighty bank stocks did the bulk of the driving as...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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The biggest investor in Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings Ltd. wants to force multiple changes to the insurer's board, including the introduction of Bermuda industry veterans Jim Bryce and Robin Spencer-Arscott.
Invesco, which owns a 29 percent ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man who inspired the title character in the Oscar-winning movie "Rain Man" has died.
Kim Peek was 58. His father, Fran, says Peek had a major heart attack Saturday morning and was pronounced dead at a hospital in the Salt La...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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It proved to be a quiet day in the run-up to the festive season, with The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) opening and closing at 2,105.78 yesterday.
The Index traded 4,824 shares worth $36,156 during the day.
The only traders were Butterfield Bank, whic...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the US government, halted preparations for an initial public offering of its Chartis property-casualty unit, people familiar with the matter said.
Robert Benmosche, who ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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Christmas should be a special time but too often it can inflict bitter emotional wounds rather than leave happy memories.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) head Martha Pitman said the post-Christmas period is one of the busiest times for counsellor...
DATE: Dec 23, 2009
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