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Bermuda stands prepared to combat swine flu following this week's first confirmed case involving an Island resident, according to the Health Minister.
Nelson Bascome told The Royal Gazette yesterday that he was not surprised to see a local resident f...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Congratulations to:
John Joseph Simons of Flatts whose birthday is today.
Sonya P. Darrell (Johnstone) of Rockaway, Warwick East whose birthday was yesterday.
Brice Williams of Khyber Pass who celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday.
Zyorrita Jones of...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — US catastrophe reinsurance rates may rise about 15 percent next month after the financial crisis eroded insurers' capital and as the market for catastrophe bonds to offset potential hurricane losses remains limited, insurance b...
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Butterfield Bank was the only trader on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank saw 1,148 shares change hands, but its share price held firm at $5.25.
Overall, the Index opened and closed at 2,327.01, with 1,148 share...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre.
In a remarkable achievement, Palm Inc., a company that was something of a has-been, has come...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Running one of Bermuda's top telecommunications businesses 24 hours a day, seven days a week would be a steep challenge for the best of us.
But for Wayne Caines, CEO of Digicel, who marked his first year in office last Wednesday, it has been a seamle...
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Price of potatoes
June 9, 2009
Dear Sir,
I write in reference to "Mother's" letter in which she said she bought a bag of Bermuda potatoes for $18.
Lindo's Family Foods and Lindo's Market's price for a five-pound bag of Bermuda Potatoes is $5.99. The ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Bermuda Road Safety Council is calling for speed cameras and roadside alcohol tests to tackle an epidemic of road deaths which appears to have "no end in sight". Chairman Christopher Johnson spoke out after the Island's fatality rate rocketed into th...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Tim Smith
LONDON (Bloomberg) — Insurance executives expect the industry to grow during the next 12 months and remain concerned over the impact of the financial crisis, KPMG International said, citing a survey.
Fifty-five percent of managers in the insurance in...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Bermudian Alana Furbert is one of several persons from around the globe participating in the 2009 Up With People (UWP) tour.
The 19-year-old former CedarBridge student was inspired to sign up by her mother JuneAnn, who had taken part in a UWP tour in...
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