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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US technology companies, which are laying off thousands of employees, will likely have to water down their long-running campaign for permission to hire more foreign workers to avoid a political backlash this year.
The tech indust...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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The Bermuda Paralympic Association (BPARAS) will receive a donation tomorrow from the staff and partners at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) that will aid costs incurred by the Association.
The money, which was raised through the firm's staff donation pr...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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Dear Annie: I love my wife of 30 years, but I've had it. For 10 years, I had a great job in which I was well respected and well paid. Under pressure at home to bring in more money, I took a promising position at a start-up company.
Six months later, ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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Bermuda insurers have managed to lure yet more talent from embattled giant American International Group, as three Island companies yesterday announced the hiring of a combined eight former AIG staff.
Class of 2005 reinsurer Validus Holdings announced...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned yesterday the "severe" US recession could drag into next year, but said banks should be able to weather the downturn without being nationalised, cheering markets.
"I don't see any re...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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A drug dealer who had $200,000 worth of cannabis and a "mini arsenal" in his home was jailed for 14 years yesterday.
Jason Wheatley, 28, admitted seven drug and firearm offences following a Police raid on his address at Wilkinson Avenue, Hamilton Par...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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Bermuda Rhodes Scholar Tucker Murphy has set his sights on representing the Island at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The cross-country skier is currently competing at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec in the Czech Republic as ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (XLIB) has promoted James Loder to the role of chief underwriting officer of its Professional Lines business, the company announced yesterday.
XLIB, a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd., said Mr. Loder would be based in Bermuda...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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Bermuda international made his second pre-season appearance for Vancouver Whitecaps' in a 4-0 defeat against MLS new-boys Seattle Sounders.
Burgess came on after 45 minutes in a closed-door friendly at Sounders' Qwest Field on Sunday. Nate Jaqua and ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Beleaguered insurer American International Group Inc. is apparently asking for its fourth loan from the federal government just days before it is expected to report a fourth-quarter loss.
The move could put more of a ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2009
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