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The CEO of Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC) claims Bermuda CableVision cannot drop channels 7 and 9 from their cable packages because they do not have permission from the Broadcast Commission.
Bill Craig, new CEO of the company, called what CableVi...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe yesterday raised its estimate of claims from Hurricane Ike, as the company's boss said it would likely prove to be the third costliest hurricane in history for the industry.
Adding $115 million, or 61 percent, to its...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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Digicel celebrated its third anniversary of business in Bermuda with the launch of a $15,000 prize draw yesterday.
The telecommunications company, which set up its office on the Island on December 1 three years ago, will give one customer three month...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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A 28-year-old Southampton man pleaded not guilty to possession of two guns and cannabis within 300 metres of a preschool.
In the monthly arraignment session yesterday, Jason Kenneth Wheatley, of Rose Hill, Southampton, pleaded not guilty to two charg...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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Rocketing food prices and continued high electricity costs kept inflation comfortably above five percent in October.
The Consumer Price Index, released yesterday, showed inflation hit 5.6 percent, slipping back slightly from the 17-year high of 5.9 p...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Tuesday, December 2, the 337th day of 2008. There are 29 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French.
In 1823, US president James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposin...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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What a week of ups and downs for Bermuda cricket.
Over the past week I had the privilege to be assistant coach for the Bermuda national team and witness first hand the direction in which our cricket is going. The make-up of the team is very well bala...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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November 24, 2008
Dear Sir,
An amazing event happened the weekend of November 14-16; fourteen women participated in Bermuda's first doula training. This three day workshop prepared these compassionate women to provide emotional,...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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Dear Annie: My wife and I are both 67 and recently retired. During my career I became quite friendly with "Mary", a co-worker. We developed crushes on each other and things escalated. What began with innocent lunches became daily flirtations and an e...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might baulk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
That's this year's cost, according to the annual "Christmas Price Index" compiled b...
DATE: Dec 02, 2008
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