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Bermuda-based bond insurer Assured Guaranty is coming through the sub-prime mortgage crisis stronger than ever, while its rivals have been hit with ratings downgrades and collapsing share prices.
The company that was spun off by Ace Ltd. in 2004 has ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Bermuda-based Primus Guaranty Ltd., a manager of $23 billion in credit-default swaps, posted its biggest loss after writing down the value of guarantees it has on mortgage-backed securities. The shares fell the most ever.
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Congratulations to:
Dexter Basden, of Hog Bay Level, Sandys, who celebrates his birthday today.
Frances Bristol, of Cedar Hill, Warwick, who celebrates her birthday today.
Norlene Iris, of Pembroke, who celebrates her birthday today.
Patricia Trott, ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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It's been ten years since Disney started its cruises with the Disney Magic ship, followed in 1999 by Disney Wonder. Two more Disney ships will launch in 2011 and 2012. And while you won't find casinos on any Disney ships, you will find plenty of othe...
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If you are looking for evidence of miracles, look no further than nine-month old Southampton twins Lailah and Sierra Simons.
Watching them giggle and practice crawling, it's hard to imagine that just a few months ago they were born severely premature...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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Premier Ewart Brown took time out from his daily schedule yesterday to salute Bermudian Super Bowl champion Antonio Pierce, whom he has described as a "distinguished man of excellence".
Pierce, the first Bermudian to appear in the Super Bowl and seco...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street plunged yesterday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down 370 points after investors saw an unexpected contraction in the service sector as evidence the economy is sinking into recession.
It was the Dow's biggest point dro...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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A disgusted Shaun Goater has refused to "sugarcoat" Bermuda's failure to defeat Caribbean minnows Cayman Islands and levelled the blame squarely on the shoulders of the under performing players.
The ex-Bermuda international believes the dismal draw m...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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PARIS (Reuters) ¿ Former "Baywatch" star and Playboy model Pamela Anderson takes to the stage in one of France's most famous nude revues this month, when she performs for two nights at the Crazy Horse in Paris.
Anderson, who has recently been perform...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ¿ Giving infants a small dose of a sugar solution just before they get injections seems to make the pain more tolerable, a study shows.
"Administration of two millilitres of a 24 percent oral sucrose solution 2 minutes before routi...
DATE: Feb 06, 2008
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