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As many as three harness pony drivers have been banned from competing at Vesey Street after their ponies tested positive for banned performance enhancing substances during recent random drugs scans, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Over the years the st...
DATE: Jan 20, 2009
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My team, Baltimore Blast, went to Philadelphia last weekend and managed to pull off a win and are now 6-1 for the season.
John Barry Nusum did not play due to an injury but his team really pushed us to the limit.
We have Monterrey this weekend at hom...
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OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says the US is engaged in an "economic Pearl Harbour."
In an interview that aired on Sunday on "Dateline NBC," the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the nation's ec...
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A review of Bermuda's performances on the world cricket stage last year, published on leading cricket website cricinfo, has painted a grim picture of the current state of the local game.
The article highlights Bermuda's unsuccessful Americas Champion...
DATE: Jan 20, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — Shares in Pearson PLC, the owner of the Financial Times newspaper and Penguin books, rallied 4.5 percent after the company indicated profits for 2008 would be ahead of market expectations despite the difficult economic environment.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The number of distressed British businesses more than trebled in 2008 compared with the previous year, insolvency expert Begbies Traynor said yesterday, adding it expected a big rise in retail failures this year.
A total of 5,651 c...
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LONDON (AP) — Crisis-stricken Royal Bank of Scotland took fresh help from the UK Government yesterday and announced that its losses for last year could reach £28 billion ($41.3 billion) — the biggest ever for a British corporation.
The government rai...
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A running couple aren't just running for gold anymore they are running for cash for local charities.
Validus Reinsurance has awarded runners Chris and Ashley Estwanik $5,000 each for the charity of their choice.
Mr. Estwanik, who works for Validus, s...
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Swearing at a Magistrate and punching out a window at the court earned talented artist Dunavin Nisbett a prison sentence. Nisbett, 46, was charged with using offensive language and wilful damage after the incident on January 2, which came after he ha...
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Bermuda recorded a current account surplus of $548 million in the third quarter of 2008 — a rise of 30 percent compared to the same period the previous year — despite a plunge in tourism revenue.
The surplus, which reflects the difference between rec...
DATE: Jan 20, 2009
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