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LONDON (AP) — British American Tobacco PLC said it agreed to buy a Danish cigarette business in a deal worth $3.9 billion — its second purchase in less than a week — as it reported a 12-percent increase in full-year profits yesterday.
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer by assets, posted its biggest quarterly loss as a publicly traded company as it wrote down guarantees sold to protect fixed-income investors. The company declined i...
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The manager of L.F. Wade International Airport has sought to allay truckers' fears that imported Tipper Trucks could take away their business.
Operators are concerned the imported vehicles contracted for resurfacing work at the airport could be used ...
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A Hamilton Parish man was fined $1,000 yesterday after admitting to possessing drugs.
Paulo Luciano of Cottage Hill Road pleaded guilty to possession of the controlled drug cannabis in Magistrates' Court.
The court heard from Senior Crown counsel Pau...
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Telecommunications Minister Terry Lister has reaffirmed Government's commitment to sweeping licensing reform allowing companies to offer services across the board rather than be restricted to specific areas.
Currently companies must get separate lice...
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American John Isner is the first pro to confirm he will be playing in this year's XL Bermuda Open Tennis Championships at Coral Beach.
The XL Open is being staged from April 21-27 and will be celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Tournament director Alec...
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Police attended a reported burglary on Wednesday at a Roberts Avenue home where the thief stole electronics and jewellery.
On arrival, officers spoke to the complainant who said between 8.50 a.m. and 6 p.m., a culprit entered her home while she wasn'...
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Bermuda's investors will be able to learn more about savings their finances for later life with the launch of Pensions Awareness Week next week by The Argus Group.
The event, which takes place between March 3 and March 7, will provide important infor...
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A civil servant suspended on full pay for more than a year is understood to have got her job back — but Government is staying silent on the reason for her lengthy absence from the National Training Board (NTB).
The woman was suspended from the public...
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India's Tata Group may raise its stake in Bermuda-based Orient-Express Hotels by acquiring shares from the open market 'at the right price', said a report in The Economic Times quoting sources close to the Tata Group.
The reported quoted the source a...
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