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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has asked financial services expert Michael Foot to head the UK review of Bermuda and other UK territories that are financial centres.
The review was announced last week by Mr. Darling, who said the the...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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Bermuda should fare better than most of its competitors during the current financial crisis, but it will be a slow road to recovery.
That was the view of Alan Thompson, president and CEO of Butterfield Bank, who told yesterday's Hamilton Rotary Club ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) — Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a US cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said.
The liner, carrying 656 international passengers and 399 crew membe...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) — Rampant piracy off Somalia's coast will hit revenues at Egypt's Suez Canal if piracy is not quickly curtailed and shippers continue to shun the strategic waterway, current and former canal officials said.
One of the world'...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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The Bermuda Islander arrived yesterday morning from Salem, New Jersey carrying 99 containers including one tank. Returning to Salem the ship is scheduled to depart today at 8.05 a.m..
The Oleander, which arrived last Sunday, carried 146 dry container...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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AM Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a" of Amlin Bermuda Limited (ABL) (Bermuda). The outlook for these ratings remains stable. The rating agency believes that the compan...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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Since its launch in March, video-streaming site Hulu has become a popular place to catch TV shows, video clips and movies for free on the web.
Apparently, the folks behind Hulu — which is a joint venture between General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal a...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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Kyle Lightbourne has dubbed PHC's pivotal clash against Devonshire Cougars tomorrow as a 'do-or-die' affair with the defending champions knowing defeat will all but end their title aspirations.
Zebras are still searching for the winning formula that ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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Health campaigners have marked World AIDS Day by urging people to get routinely screened for HIV to reduce the amount of sufferers on the Island.
They said about 300 people in Bermuda now have HIV or AIDS, partly because some infect others without re...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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A mother paid tribute last night to her ten-year-old son Sinclair, who died while being treated for an illness in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dina Ball said the family did not want to go into detail about the medical problem, but that it was not contagiou...
DATE: Dec 03, 2008
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