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Sean Pitcher is the new chairman of the United Bermuda Party after winning handsomely against Terry West, Kirby Brackstone and David Sullivan in a vote by more than 100 party colleagues on Tuesday night.
Mr. Pitcher said he intends to drive through a...
DATE: Dec 11, 2008
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — American International Group Inc. said yesterday it is working on resolving nearly $10 billion in soured investments — without asking taxpayers for more money.
The exposure stems from investments in mortgage and corpo...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Tyco International Ltd., the world's biggest maker of security systems, and oil refinery designer Foster Wheeler Ltd. said they are considering relocating from Bermuda to Switzerland, where tax laws may be more favourable.
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Bermuda's insurance industry see an increase in insurance rates in the wake of higher underwriting losses and the financial crisis this year.
A combination of the impact of the destruction wreaked by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and the current economic...
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Congratulations to:
Honor Brady of Smith's Parish, whose birthday is today.
Pandora Furbert of Stacey Estate, Warwick whose birthday is today.
Philmore Trott of Woodlawn Road, Sandys whose birthday was on Sunday.
Russell and Betty Wyble of Old Maids ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aids transmission rates have plummeted in the United States and only 5 percent of Americans infected with the Aids virus will infect someone else in any given year, researchers reported on Tuesday.
They said prevention efforts ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2008
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XL Capital Ltd. said last night it expected to report more than $200 million in losses from its alternative investment portfolio for the fourth quarter. And the company added that its fourth-quarter losses so far would be "largely in line with" third...
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Jonathan Kent
XL Capital Ltd.'s share price plunged 33 percent yesterday after a report that the Bermuda-based insurance giant is putting itself up for sale.
The Bloomberg business news agency reported that XL, which employs around 280 people at its Bermuda headqu...
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The owner/operator of the White Horse Pub and Restaurant has moved to clarify the reasons behind the establishment closing on December 22 and re-opening in mid-March.
Following an article in yesterday's edition of The Royal Gazette, Kevin Sousa conta...
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The United Bermuda Party can still be a catalyst for change but it is shackled by its past, former leader Wayne Furbert told Parliament yesterday as he cut ties with the party.
Mr. Furbert, who resigned as a UBP MP on Monday night to sit as an indepe...
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