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The global expansion of Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. continued yesterday when the 'Class of 2005' reinsurer agreed to buy a stake of up to 29.9 percent in Cyprus-based Alliance International Reinsurance Public Company Ltd.
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DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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A pay row involving staff at Universal Electric will go to arbitration, the company revealed yesterday.
Employees returned to work yesterday following their five-day strike — but they are still unhappy at the revised offer put forward by management.
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DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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A US visitor caught importing cannabis to Bermuda had to pay a hefty fine before dashing to the airport to catch his flight home.
Gregory Shillingford, 27, of May Street, South Hempstead, New York, was caught after he entered the Island on a flight f...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Property repossessions are expected to jump almost a quarter this year, as the fall-out from the credit crunch takes hold, a leading economic consultancy said yesterday.
The number of mortgaged properties that will be repossessed i...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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LONDON (AP) — The collective wealth of Britain's 1,000 richest people went up by nearly 15 percent last year, and more than half the country's 75 billionaires are foreign-born, according to a list published by the Sunday Times newspaper.
The newspape...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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Congratulations to:
Lyn Burrows, of Sandys, who celebrated his birthday recently.
Shurnett Caines, of Shelton Road, Cavendish Heights, who celebrates her birthday today
Gary Cooper, of Warwick, who celebrates his birthday today.
Stephanie Darrell, of...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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Acting Premier Terry Lister told ombudsmen from around the world yesterday that introducing public access to information legislation in Bermuda would "further strengthen our democracy".
The Energy, Telecommunications and eCommerce Minister took the o...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Aquarius Platinum Ltd., a producer of the metal in South Africa and Zimbabwe, rose the most in a month in London trading after Seymour Pierce Ltd. raised its rating on the stock and platinum advanced.
The shares rose 67.5 pence, ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — The USS Nimitz poses a challenge for anybody trying to put its size and intricacy into words.
That includes the 5,000 men and women of its crew.
Capt. Ted Branch, the commanding officer, says Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are "instru...
DATE: Apr 29, 2008
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NEW YORK — A poster of Muhammad Ali looms over Matt Lauer's cluttered office up the stairs from NBC's "Today" show studios. Both men are accustomed to training for grueling physical feats.
Lauer ate better, stepped up his workouts and slept more duri...
DATE: Apr 28, 2008
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