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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) index was one of few share price indices in the world to achieve a gain last week.
Heavy trading in Butterfield Bank and sharp rises for utility companies resulted in a rise of more than 2.5 percent fo...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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British billionaire Richard Branson departed Bermuda on Saturday — but the sailboat he arrived on remains moored at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.
Virgin Money, a 99ft maxi yacht in which Sir Richard, his two children and an international crew were at...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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Esteemed sailor Mike Sanderson must be wondering just what is it going to take to shatter his own trans-Atlantic monohull speed record he set five-years ago onboard the 140-foot, twin masted schooner Mari-Cha IV.
Twice in the past three months the 36...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Syncora Holdings Ltd.'s bond insurance unit has been downgraded by Moody's.
Syncora Guarantee Inc.'s financial strength rating was cut two levels to Caa1 from B2 and left under review with "direction uncertain," t...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A type of mesh used in surgeries to treat severe incontinence, cases of prolapsed uterus and other women's health problems has been linked to serious but infrequent complications, US health officials say.
The Food and Drug Administr...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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MOSCOW (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it had reached a tentative agreement with Ukraine on a $16.5 billion loan to help the country out of its growing financial turmoil.
The agreement, however, is contingent on unspecified legi...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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Zico Majors made an encouraging return to the Motocross circuit yesterday as he won the third race of the day in the 125 expert class to leave the standings very tight after the second race day.
Majors, along with Otis Ingham and Shakir Smith, won th...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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The second phase of the Johns Hopkins' review of health care on the Island is complete – more than a year and a half after it was commissioned.
Before it is released however, the Bermuda Hospitals Board's project management team, steering committee a...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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All three teams from the western end of the Island with promotion potential in the First Division won their matches yesterday, Somerset Eagles pulling off a stunning 3-0 triumph over joint-leaders St. David's at Lord's.
On a day when football feature...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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US insurer Darwin — a recent acquisition of Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company — has had its financial strength rating (FSR) upgraded by AM Best to A from A-.
Best also affirmed Allied World's financial strength rating at A.
"Darwin's book ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2008
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