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Global Atlantic Announces 2nd Reinsurance Deal

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Global Atlantic Financial Group announced its second reinsurance transaction in Asia, signing an asset-intensive flow reinsurance transaction with a leading Singapore-based insurance company. A spokesperson said, “This deal, executed through its Bermuda-based subsidiary Global Atlantic Assurance Limited, follows a USD $4.8bn block reinsurance transaction with AXA Hong Kong in July 2021.” “Our client-centric and partnership-based […]

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SO2 - February 6

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This is the story of "black in blue," began the ITV news broadcast in a segment discussing Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the Royal Air Force - an exhibition currently on display at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum in Cosford, England. The exhibit highlights the Caribbean people who fought for Britain in two world wars. Though integral to British history, their stories are not well-known hence the reason that the RAF Museum has regularly mounted the ever-growing exhibit since 2014. 

Their beginnings

President Mwinyi outlines plans to make Zanzibar transportation hub

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Dar es Salaam. The President of Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has outlined plans to construct the Manga Pwani Port that is expected to be the continent’s transportation hub.
He said investment and completion of the project will reduce costs of transporting cargo from different parts of the world and increase their levels of competitiveness.
The auspicious Islands of Zanzibar Head of State said the government has started looking for investors in the project constituting the six sectors forming the blue economy.

Covid spurring political and personal battles

When first the impact of the COVID pandemic hit us over two years ago, there were few among us that thought we would still be grappling with it today, on the verge of the year 2022. Today, not only has the disease accounted for the deaths of over 5 million persons worldwide but it seems to be constantly recharging its batteries in the form of new variants and, as evidenced in the emergence of yet another offshoot, the Omicron, is creating alarm just as controls and restrictions were being eased.

General Ling sticking to her guns

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Despite the Australian police confirming the Richie Stephens rape case has been closed, Elaine Lim is vowing to continue her fight. It was midnight in Singapore when The Gleaner spoke to Lim, but the former soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces,...

No decision yet on next move, says Richie Stephens’ attorney

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Richie Stephens’ lawyer Christopher Townsend says no decision has yet been made on the next step for his client. On Friday, Elaine Lim, a Singapore-based beatboxer and video editor, who goes by the moniker General Ling, uploaded a video to YouTube...

Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak

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Millions of leaked documents and the biggest journalism partnership in history have uncovered financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers.

'Strictly professional', says Richie Stephens of relationship with Elaine Lim

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Veteran recording artiste Richie Stephens has denied the sexual-abuse accusations made by the Chinese entertainer and entrepreneur, Elaine Lim. On Friday, Lim, who is also a beatboxer, art educator and former soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces...