Bermuda
Bermuda (officially, The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1,100 miles northeast of Miami, Florida and 840 miles south of Halifax,Nova Scotia. The nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 640 miles (1030 km) west-northwest (see Geography section below). It is the oldest remaining British overseas territory, settled by England a century before the Acts of Union and two centuries before the creation of the United Kingdom. More about Bermuda from Wikipedia »
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China says Swiss asylum for Uighurs will harm ties
…resettled in Switzerland.Six other Uighurs went to the Pacific island nation of Palau last year. Another four were resettled in Bermuda.___February 04, 2010 04:26 AM EST Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,…
White Mountains Re to buy Central National for $5M
…proceedings and approval by the Nebraska's insurance department.Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, based in Bermuda, slid $5 to close at $328.50.___January 22, 2010 06:30 PM EST Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material…
GSU football facility ahead of schedule
James Greenwell , Georgia State’s executive senior associate athletics director, said the work on the second phase of the football team’s new practice facility is slightly ahead of schedule.
Evermore CID explores saving Olympic stadium
The Evermore Community Improvement District is expected to move its headquarters from Snellville to Stone Mountain as part of a push to salvage the Olympic tennis stadium off U.S.
Review: Jetpack tale 'Dark Void' running on fumes
…the result is far more earthbound than we had hoped.Will Grey is a cargo pilot who, after an ill-considered detour into the Bermuda Triangle, crash-lands in an alternate universe called the Void. There, a small band of humans are fighting for survival against…
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Palau willing to take remaining Uighurs at Guantanamo
…year for temporary resettlement and Toribiong reiterated Monday they were welcome to stay as long as they wanted. Albania and Bermuda had also agreed to take some of the Uighur detainees and last week Switzerland agreed to take two of the remaining seven. Beijing…
Money saving deals
…is a code for £20 extra off (includes the sale prices). Opodo includes most flights, even current sales, eg. New York £298 return, Bermuda £410 return. Full information at www.moneysavingexpert.com/opodocodes. Government to clamp down on cowboy clampers from…
Bermuda keen on sealing tax-information exchange pact
…Bermuda expects to clinch a significant tax-information exchange agreement with India by this month-end, Bermuda Premier Ewart Frederick Brown said on Monday. Addressing a function hosted by the southern India regional council of the Institute of Chartered…
“Financial services and film tourism focus areas”
…city was likely to bring in majors in the financial services industry. With its experience in the banking and insurance sectors, Bermuda could be a significant partner in the enterprise, he said. Walter Lister, member of the Bermuda parliament, listed the…
Eel passes help endangered fish
…side of a barrier. Although the eels spend most of their adult lives in European rivers, they have to reach the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda in order to spawn. Environment Agency eel expert Andy Don said: 'We know that even one eel pass in the right location can…
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This TIEA is particularly noteworthy as Japan is the world's second largest economy and Japanese insurers have been active participants in the Bermuda market for years. Japan has a natural interest in the hurricane and earthquake reinsurance provided by many Bermuda companies.
Bermuda currently works alongside Japan as members of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in our respective roles as Vice-Chair of the Steering Group and Vice-Chair of the Peer Review Group … It will be our immense pleasure to welcome the Japanese delegation to Bermuda for the 2011 Global Forum.
Already approximately 20-25% of Japanese Property Cat business is placed in Bermuda, as well as 5% of Property Pro-Rata business
We regard this as a tremendous compliment for Bermuda knowing that our work as an advanced financial jurisdiction is now used as a base from which other countries can work.
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