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Expanding the investment funds sector offers Bermuda the chance of further international business growth without adding substantially to the strain on the Island's stretched infrastructure.
That is the view of Cheryl Packwood, chief executive officer...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to diagnose medical problems, a new report warns.
In a few decades, as many as 2 percen...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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A seminar aimed at encouraging youngsters to read takes place next Tuesday.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Martha S. Burns, who has been a practicing speech and language pathologist for 40 years.
She has served on the Faculty of Northwestern University s...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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An expert in stroke rehabilitation has visited Bermuda to give advice on how to deal with the condition.
Joel Stein, chief medical officer at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, pointed to the acronym FAST, which highlights the most obvious ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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As a way of helping children who are stuck in hospitals over the Christmas season, Fairmont Hamilton has announced the first annual Teddy Bear Christmas Tea.
The event will run every day until December 23, between 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
But if your chi...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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DELAWARE (Bloomberg) — Becton, Dickinson & Company may get more than $4 million in damages after a jury decided that a Tyco International spinoff company infringed its patent for hypodermic needle safety shields.
A federal jury of six women and two m...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Bermuda's Centre for Leadership brings you the first of its kind, a leadership conference specifically for women.
The event takes place on December 5, at the Fairmont Southampton's Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre and featured Benjamin Zander, an international...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Beyond increasing pensions and reducing land tax payments for seniors, the Progressive Labour Party's mandate for the 2003 General Election did not promise much under the headline "Special Benefits For Seniors".
However, it was true to its word on th...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Janeiro Tucker's availability for February's Stanford 20/20 Tournament in Antigua is in serious doubt after Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) bounced the star all-rounder with a six-match ban for bringing the game into disrepute.
The Board came down strong...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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Colin Thompson
Elderly voters can probably count on one thing no matter who wins the General Election: they'll be represented in the House of Assembly by someone who knows what it's like to be a pensioner in Bermuda.
Well into her 70s, Shadow spokeswoman for senior...
DATE: Dec 03, 2007
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