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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. submitted a reduced £1.25 billion ($2.5 billion) plan to take over Northern Rock plc. after Luqman Arnold's Olivant Advisers Ltd. dropped out of the contest.
Virgin and its backers ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2008
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It proved to be a quiet day on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday.
Butterfield Bank and BF&M Ltd. both traded 5,414 and 80 shares respectively, but their share prices remained unchanged.
Overall, the Index also held firm at 4,77...
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Congratulations to:
Ometae Goater, of 18 Loyal Hill, Devonshire, (currently studying in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). who celebrates his 23rd birthday today.
Andre' and Marline Weeks, of Vesey Street, Devonshire, who celebrate their wedding anniversary ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In elderly women, adding vitamin D to regular calcium supplements produces long-term improvements in hip bone density, researchers report.
To evaluate the relative benefits of calcium with or without vitamin D on bone heal...
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The Ministry of Education acted unlawfully in stopping the pay of a teacher who refused to return to work at CedarBridge Academy after she became ill due to a mould allergy, a court heard yesterday.
Mother-of-four Ulama Finn-Hendrickson went on sick ...
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Bermudian golfer Eric West got into the prize money with an eighth place finish in the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tournament at Ocoee in Florida.
He finished the three-round competition one-under par after carding a 71, 73, 71 on the par-72 course.
The 24-...
DATE: Feb 05, 2008
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TAKE 6
February 5, 6
Fairmont Southampton
Music with a mission beyond entertainment. That's the philosophy of the a cappella vocal sextet, Take 6, which opens the first of two Bermuda Festival performances in the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre of the Fairmon...
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NEW YORK — The Patriots weren't the only ones seeking history on Super Bowl Sunday.
Fox hoped New England's pursuit of an undefeated season, coupled with the underdog New York Giants, would break the record 94.08 million viewers who watched the 1996 ...
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Bermuda 129
Maharashtra 130
Bermuda's Under 19 national squad slumped to a second straight defeat in India yesterday.
The tourists' decision to bat first after winning the toss back-fired as their hosts were able to apply the brakes once openers Chri...
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Colin Thompson
Bermuda insurer Axis Capital last night announced a record year-end profit of more than $1 billion in only its sixth year of operation.
Axis chief executive officer John Charman hailed the results as "a magnificent achievement" and put it down to the...
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