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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders in nationalised mortgage lender Northern Rock went to court yesterday to try to force the British government to compensate them for their now-worthless stocks.
Lawyers representing two institutional investors and about 150,...
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's retailers suffered their worst December in at least 14 years while the wider economy experienced a "frightening deterioration," business leaders said yesterday.
In its monthly assessment of the sector, the British Retail Conso...
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A Paget man spotted by Police riding his bike in an erratic manner admitted he was drunk at the time.
Stefano Giraboldi, of Paget Drive, pleaded guilty to the sole charge in Magistrates' Court.
The court heard the 39-year-old was riding a cycle towar...
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Bermudian taxpayers are shelling out $75,000 for a Barack Obama-themed party in Washington D.C. on Saturday night.
The Audacity of Hope Gala and Ball — named after a book of the same name by the new US President — is being sponsored by the Island's D...
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Bang Bang hair salon assistant, Shanteerah Stovell, admitted stealing her co-worker's debit card to go shopping, a court heard.
Magistrates' Court heard from Senior Crown counsel Paula Tyndale that Stovell's co-worker left work on Thursday, December ...
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PMG Assurance, the Bermuda-based captive insurance company owned by the Sony Corporation, has had its financial strength rating of A affirmed by AM Best.
The New Jersey-based rating agency said the ratings reflected PMG's excellent capitalisation, hi...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — PartnerRe Ltd., the Bermuda-based reinsurer, will repay half the $400 million loan from Citigroup Inc. before the payment is due.
The money will be repaid January 14, ahead of the April 27 maturity date, the reinsurer said yest...
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Flights: According to the website Expedia.com, to get to Tampa, Florida leaving on Friday January 30, and returning on Friday, February 6 American Airlines offers the best rate at $424 with one stop in Miami, Florida.
It leaves Bermuda at 8 a.m., and...
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Insurance giant Ace is to stop running its own child care operation after calling in help from a neighbouring nursery instead.
A spokeswoman said Ace wants to hand over its day care facility to a professional and experienced child care business — but...
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XL Capital Ltd. chief executive Michael McGavick said yesterday the Bermuda-based business insurer is focused on remaining "an independent company".
XL is "exclusively focused" on running independently, Mr. McGavick told reporters after speaking in ...
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