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NEW YORK (AP) — Investors put aside jitters about the economy to do a little bargain hunting.
Stocks rose yesterday after three mostly down days as traders bought beaten-down financial and technology stocks. The buying was subdued after a worse-than-...
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Independent MP Wayne Furbert has called for the issue of gambling to be put to a referendum, saying it was too important to be left to politicians.
In the last session, Premier Ewart Brown had to suspend a bill allowing cruise ship passengers to gamb...
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Former Trinidad international Marlon Rojas is set to make his much-anticipated Bermuda Hogges' debut in their demanding double-header against Wilmington Hammerheads, writes Stephen Wright.
The tough tackling midfielder, who won 23 international caps,...
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Bermuda re/insurers IPC Holdings and Max Capital said last night they had cleared the regulatory hurdles needed to go ahead with their amalgamation, and they expected the merger transaction to be completed on June 12, pending shareholder approval.
Th...
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Jonathan Kent
Bermudian Stephan Johnstone has just released his second album of poems and is working on a new book. He spoke to Lifestyle reporter René Hill about his life, his influences and his hopes for the future.
When Stephan Johnstone showed his poem to his ...
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National squad players must set the standards at their respective clubs in order to help much needed improvements to our game.
When a spectator comes to a cricket game this season they should be able to identify the squad players from the rest of the...
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Clay Smith
In a massive U-turn, Government has let Union Asset Holdings (UAH) Ltd. off the hook for all of the $6.8 million owed under a bond due when the Berkeley school project failed.
In return, the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU), the sole owner of UAH, has ...
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Six local charities got a boost yesterday when the organisers of an annual fundraising tournament handed over cheques totalling $250,000.
The money was raised by the annual Ross (Blackie) Talbot Charity Classic golf tournament, which took place in Ap...
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IN THE current climate of political divisiveness and uncertainty, one light continues to shine brightly.
Minister of Cultural Affairs, Dale Butler, has done what MPs are supposed to do – he's listened to public concern and acted.
In this particular c...
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LONDON (Reuters) - A second Lehman Brothers-backed catastrophe bond is in default after issuer Ajax Re Ltd. failed to repay principal in full at maturity, according to credit rating agencies.
The $100 million bond, issued in April 2007 to give Bermud...
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