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Muslims in Bermuda are calling for the community to rally against the relaxation of the Island's gambling laws.
They spoke out as American consultants continue their feasibility study into the pros and cons of gaming which could see the introduction ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc., the insurer selling assets to repay a US government loan, should pull its Tokyo headquarters building from the market, former chief executive officer Maurice (Hank) Greenberg said.
"If you sel...
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The Progressive Labour Party is to go back to its roots as it celebrates its Founders Day with a luncheon this weekend.
The Devonshire Recreation Club was chosen as this year's venue as most of the Party's founders were members and it has played an i...
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All Bermudian workers are required by law to be enrolled in a pension fund.
The majority in the private sector are enrolled in defined contribution plans in which they invest a set percentage of their income and on retirement, receive a pension, or a...
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A Roman Catholic Cardinal will take part in the Bermuda church's annual meeting this weekend.
Entitled "Live Your Faith Take Part!", the eighth annual synod has as one of its themes awakening the faith of those who might not practise the religious be...
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It's a sad fact that clearing unexploded ordnance is one of the world's great growth industries.
At current rates of progress, it would take about 1,000 years to remove all the mines and bombs that menace the hot spots of the world — and that's if no...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON/ST.JOHN'S (Reuters) - US law enforcement officials found Texas billionaire Allen Stanford in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area yesterday, and served him with a complaint accusing him of an $8 billion fraud.
FBI spokesman Richard Kolko sai...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an international drive against tax havens as part of a planned "global new deal" to tackle the international recession.
Mr. Brown is believed to have won the support of other world leaders for to t...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Tumbling tax receipts in January drove Britain's budget deficit for the fiscal year so far to a record high and statisticians warned bank bailouts could raise total debt by up to £1.5 trillion ($2.15 trillion), or 100 percent of GD...
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Citigroup plans to make job cuts at its Bermuda operations, where it employs some 230 people, The Royal Gazette has learned.
Sources have revealed to this newspaper that some staff will definitely go, without saying how many, or when the cuts will ta...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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