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Island residents Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones can be seen on the big screen this evening in a movie warning of the perils of drug abuse.
A free screening of R-rated 'Traffic' is being presented at the Liberty Theatre at 6.30 p.m. by the D...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Bermuda's experiences at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing World Championships, currently under way in Denmark, have been a learning curve for the Island's young representatives whose team leader Paul Doughty believes are firmly on the path to success.
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DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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A tourism summit will be hosted by Premier Ewart Brown on August 15, amid plummeting numbers of visitors to Bermuda.
According to his press secretary Glenn Jones the aim is "to foster in-depth talks about strengthening the performance of the Bermuda ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Argo Group expects to report losses of up to $18 million related to severe weather events in the three months from April to June.
The company announced yesterday that pre-tax losses of between $16 million and $18 m...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has vowed not take ICC Associates Bermuda and Canada lightly when the three sides meet in a triangular series in Toronto next month.
Gayle, who recently returned to the Windies squad from groin injury, already has expe...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Government has introduced a raft of new measures aimed at tackling anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism.
The Financial Intelligence Agency Amendment Act 2008, which was presented by Senator Kim Wilson to the Senate Cha...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks' deep plunge into bear market territory is causing investors to seek short-term refuge in a defensive bunker, but a broad tumble in risky assets sets an almost perfect stage for a strong recovery later.
Stock indexes f...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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The Department of Statistics yesterday released a revised guidance book, the Bermuda Standard Classification of Occupations booklet (BSCO-08). The BSCO-08 is one of the main documents issued to all employers and self-employed persons during the condu...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, will cut as many as 650 jobs as it merges two operations serving "small and medium-sized" corporate customers over the next 18 months. HBOS will redeploy an additional 350 jobs as the Edinb...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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Auditor General Larry Dennis has called for Pembroke Parish council to be scrapped and others warned about suffering the same fate after losing patience with their lack of fiscal accountability.
Five years ago he questioned whether parish councils se...
DATE: Jul 17, 2008
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