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Crime rises, tourism falls
September 8, 2009
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There never seems to be a day that goes by without some serious crime occurring in Bermuda and the Police appealing for witnesses. The muggings and shootings are enough to make many potential tou...
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Two charities aimed at improving the lives of the disabled in Bermuda have merged.
WindReach Recreational Village and Bermuda Riding for the Disabled (BRD) have joined.
They will now be known as WindReach Bermuda. A board, consisting of directors fro...
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
SEATTLE (Reuters) — Bermuda-based jewellery retailer Signet Jewelers Ltd. posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday as cost-cuts helped to offset weak demand, and its shares rose more than 12 percent in afternoon trading.
The retailer,...
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The line-up of this year’s Bermuda Music Festival — being headlined by legend Quincy Jones — was this afternoon unveiled.
Patti Austin, Erykah Badu, James Ingram, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Michael McDonald, Kenny Rogers and Naturally Seven are the ac...
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Bermudian Charles Cooper has joined Validus Re from Island rival XL Re to head Validus's North American property catastrophe underwriting operation.
Bermuda-based Validus, which has boosted its market presence through the takeover of IPC Holdings Ltd...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year yesterday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc.
But Apple's shares closed one percent lower after hit...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished lower yesterday, ending a string of four straight higher closes, hit by a plunge in mining giant Barrick Gold Corp and concerns about the economy.
Barrick, the world's No 1 gold miner, was the l...
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DALLAS (Reuters) - US labour markets could take years to recover from the setbacks of the current recession, which have pushed the unemployment rate to a 26-year high, top Federal Reserve policy-makers said yesterday.
But the officials said the Fed m...
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A Customs officer is due to appear in court after being arrested for conspiracy to import drugs, it emerged today.
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon on measures to stop drugs coming into Bermuda, Finance Minister Paula Cox said a Customs ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is infusing its paid search ads with video, product images and other features as the Internet company strives to refine its money-making capabilities in a tough advertising environment.
In a webcast with investors...
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