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Less than two months ago, this newspaper discussed violent crime in the wake of weekend of death and shootings.
Just this month, the death toll has grown.
This week, Minister Louis Farrakhan discussed some of the possible causes of violent crime, esp...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Eight young Bermudians are closer to achieving their academic dreams thanks to $156,000 in scholarships awarded by the Bank of Butterfield.
Bank of Butterfield's President & CEO, Alan Thompson, said Butterfield's Medical, Undergraduate and Postgradua...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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He may consider himself the hottest thing on high heels — but drag queen Mark Anderson last night ditched his stilettos midway through a charity race along Front Street.
The man better known as Sybil Barrington kicked off his court shoes during the 1...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Bermuda-based Nephila Capital has raised $800 million in the second quarter of this year from institutional investors targeting catastrophe reinsurance funds.
Greg Hagood, the fund's co-founder, told the Financial Standard that pension funds, hedge f...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Landro Minors, one of the Island's most in form batsmen at the moment, has decided to follow in the footsteps of St.David's' team-mates Del Hollis, Sammy Robinson and Chris Douglas by heading West to Cup Match challengers Somerset Cricket Club.
The e...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Hassan Durham, the veteran left-arm spinner, is confident Cup Match challengers Somerset can put an end to their 27-year winless streak at Wellington Oval this year.
The West Enders last triumphed in the East End in 1981 when then skipper Joe Bailey ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Colin Thompson
Today there are more ways than ever to get your daily digest of news and views.
For a start, The Royal Gazette is twittering we've got our own page on Twitter where the top news headlines, updates and breaking news articles are posted every day.
We'v...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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Just over half of respondents in a poll of readers of the industry magazine Reactions believe that Bermuda is still the place for new insurers to go with start-up capital.
While the Island has attracted the vast majority of start-ups and their capita...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest drug maker by revenues, posted an 11 percent rise in second-quarter profit yesterday after strong pharmaceutical sales in emerging markets helped offset the impact of generic competition in th...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading shares index added 0.3 percent, extending its winning streak to eight sessions thanks to modest gains on Wall Street and solid second-quarter results from drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline. The FTSE 100 closed at 4,493.73 points,...
DATE: Jul 23, 2009
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