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The Bermuda-based captive owned by US power company Duke Energy had its financial strength rating affirmed at A- (excellent) by AM Best yesterday. Bison Insurance Company Ltd. also had its issuer credit rating affirmed at "a-" and the outlook for bot...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Butterfield Bank saw its share price rise five cents (0.43 percent) on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank finished up at 11.50 with 1,270 shares traded.
The only other trader was Argus Group Holdings Ltd., which ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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A woman last night told of her struggle as she defended herself and her property against a Balaclava-clad intruder.
The 57-year-old repelled the burglar by activating a panic alarm after a tussle in which she grappled with his coat and hood, trying t...
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PHC Zebras assistant coach Jack Castle has been slapped with a six-month suspension by his club that could force off him off the bench for the remainder of the season.
According to sources, the former Zebras defender is alleged to have thrown a drink...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Some 230 employees of Citi in Bermuda will have to wait to find out the fate of their jobs after the massive corporation announced this week it would be cutting 52,000 jobs from its operations globally.
Inquiries to the local Citi office on whether j...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
Jerusalem Post, Israel,–Barack Obama and Iran
The challenges facing President-elect Barack Obama are formidable. ...
Even wi...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Ace Ltd.'s shares fell 20 percent — the most in 15 years — after Citigroup Inc. downgraded the firm on an analyst's expectations of reinsurance costs arising from equity-based retirement products.
Last night the insurer responded by saying that even ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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A faculty strike at a Canadian university has left Bermudian students in limbo and worried about whether they'll make it home in time for their summer jobs next year.
The work stoppage over pay at York University in Toronto, which began on November 6...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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A motorcyclist was thrown onto the windscreen of a car in a crash in Hamilton Parish.
The accident happened at around 3.50 p.m. on Tuesday on North Shore Road, near the junction with Jennings Road, as a motorcyclist overtook a car heading east and co...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders of Lloyds Group TSB voted overwhelmingly in favour of a government-brokered takeover of rival HBOS PLC yesterday.
Lloyds investors backed the deal, with 95.98 percent of votes in favour, at a meeting in Glasgow, despite a u...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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