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Despite budget cuts and diminished expectations, millions attended this year's Tall Ships event in Boston.
More than three million people are believed to have attended the five day celebration, which ended with the ships including the Spirit of Bermu...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most bond insurers are headed for liquidation or run-off as losses from troubled assets linger, an analyst at independent research firm CreditSights said.
But Bermuda-based Assured Guaranty looks set to dominate the municipal bon...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Tighter controls on bonuses, better-trained directors and greater shareholder involvement are among the sweeping changes proposed by a government-commissioned review of bank governance out yesterday.
The interim report from the so-calle...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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The Bermuda Society for the Blind is having a party tonight with music being provided by two Bermudians who are blind, Matthew Johnson who is at Exeter University in the UK and Kristina Bean who is studying at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Can...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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The replica ship Deliverance is open to visitors again after more than six months of renovations.
The attraction was formally reopened after an overhaul of around 40 percent of the replica's wood, much of which rotted as the ship lay in a state of di...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's business sued Bermuda-based Alpha Fund, claiming the hedge fund received almost $213 million in transfers from the convicted conman's firm in the past two years.
That was one of three la...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Nurses honour Bascome
July 16, 2009
Dear Sir,
The Bermuda Nurses' Association would like to extend its heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Hon Minister of Health Mr. Nelson Bascome JP MP. We are saddened by this unfortunate loss, but his...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Hundreds of Bermudians may have been the victims of credit card fraud stemming from a US security breach in January.
Many people have had their cards cancelled due to suspicious activity as criminals are using credit cards cloned from information sto...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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Bermuda athlete Arantxa King has been rewarded for her impressive performances this season by being bestowed with All-American honours.
The Stanford track and field star, who has represented Bermuda at the Olympics, was one of 14 women and nine men t...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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As Cup Match approaches, one topic that will surely surface is what can be done to ensure that there is an outright winner in the Classic every year.
In the past there have been two main ideas offered in an effort to assure a winner.
Many avid cricke...
DATE: Jul 17, 2009
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