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NEW YORK (AP) — Defying the national housing slump, property values in New York City rose 19 percent last year, double the gain in 2005, according to the city's finance department.The biggest increases were in the Bronx and Brooklyn, where property v...
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A ship with a cargo of mandarins was yesterday being towed toward Bermuda by a Government tug after suffering engine problems. And a sailboat that developed engine trouble when rope got tangled in her propeller was safely towed into port in Bermuda b...
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WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) — Bermuda company CastlePoint Holdings Ltd., which provides products to insurance companies, has filed for an initial public offering.The company didn’t disclose how many shares will be offered, nor did it provide an estimat...
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OSLO (Reuters) ? Bermuda-based oilfield services firm Seadrill has agreed to sell its West Prospero rig to shipowner Ship Finance International for $210 million and to lease it back for 15 years.
?Seadrill has under the arrangement several options to...
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BOSTON — And so Nancy Pelosi ascends to the speakership with a series of “firsts” raining down on her like confetti. She’s the first woman, the first Italian-American, the first Californian, probably the first chocoholic to take her place two heartbe...
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The chairman of Lloyd?s, the world?s biggest insurance market, warned on Friday of $100 billion natural disasters in the United States and urged a ?radical rethink? of public policy in response to global warming.
At the same time, L...
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A burst of speed by Kenyan pair Emmanuel Chamer and Joseph Ngetich four miles into Saturday's International 10K proved decisive and sealed first and second place for the two Africans.
They ran the fifth mile of the race in four minutes, 35 seconds, t...
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Scott Neil
Celebrations to mark Martin Luther King Day will take place at Dolphin Quest today.
The tourist spot is providing dolphin shows and refreshments for 25 students from Lagoon Park Pre-school students and 14 seniors from Lefroy House.
Christine Mihelcic...
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The Progressive Labour Party, as part of a gala weekend for the Premier, handed out its Drum Major Awards Saturday for regular citizens who have exemplified outstanding public service. Seven local groups and individuals were so honoured.
?It was out ...
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Saturday?s story in on the dramatic fall in visits to hospital by asthma sufferers shows what a well planned preventive medicine and awareness programme can accomplish.
Government is now talking about introducing community wellness programmes and co...
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