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A veteran of international swimming, Kiera Aitken won't be intimidated by the sport's superstars when she launches Bermuda's Olympic campaign at the newly-built Beijing Aquatics Centre tomorrow evening.
As a wild card entry, she's acutely aware that ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended lower yesterday, held down as resource issues fell alongside commodity prices, while worries over the economy were stoked by an unexpectedly large job loss last month.
Despite sending ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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Elders are lobbying for a $75 rent hike to be thrown out — after being told Bermuda Housing Trust blew nearly $80,000 in a failed attempt to stop Auditor General Larry Dennis auditing its accounts.
Seniors in the Trust's properties across the Island ...
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden, on China's handling of terrorist threats
Muslim extremists in China didn't use to be a we...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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Butterfield Bank saw its share price drop 10 cents (0.66 percent) on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) in what has been a turbulent week for the bank.
The bank traded 1,500 shares throughout the day.
Overall, the Index closed down ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2008
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THE legacy of Mark Twain, the literary legend who considered Bermuda his second home, might soon become a distant memory.
The Mark Twain House & Museum, which preserves and displays historic photos and artifacts from the writer's life and literary wo...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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CastlePoint Holdings Ltd. saw its profits hold up well in the face of tough economic conditions, according to its second-quarter results.
The insurer and reinsurer's net income dropped slightly from $10.5 million, or 27 cents per share for the second...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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Dear Dr. Gott: I'm a 78-year-old male and have enjoyed relatively good health, allowing me to work several days every few months repairing knitting machines. I now take short, shuffling steps, stand in a stooped fashion and have a tendency to lose my...
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown's son pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday to 23 felony charges of sex crimes against eight female patients.
Kevin Antario Brown, 37, who remains in custody on $4 million bail, has been charged with the...
DATE: Aug 08, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Aquarius Platinum Ltd., a miner of platinum in South Africa and Zimbabwe, reported a 28 percent increase in fiscal second-half profit on rising prices and said it plans to expand production this year.
Net income grew to $129.8 mi...
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