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–NEW YORK (AP) - Concerns about toy safety since last summer's recalls, along with worries about the economy, have made shoppers more cautious and have resulted in generally sluggish toy sales. No retailer has as much at stake as Toys "R" Us Inc., th...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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OTTAWA (Bloomberg) - The Bank of Canada said it will buy at least C$3 billion ($2.97 billion) of "term" securities, acting with central banks in the US and Europe to ease a global credit shortage.
Central banks in the US and Europe are taking similar...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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A 14-year-old boy is still in the hospital after he was savagely beaten and repeatedly kicked in the face at the old Berkeley campus on Monday afternoon.
A well placed source said: "This is the most aggressive attack we have seen on a student by stud...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Two of the Island's national youth football teams will get a chance to showcase their skills ahead of this week's international friendlies at the National Sports Centre (NSC).
Caribbean side St. Kitts and Nevis are scheduled to clash with Bermuda's s...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Colin Thompson
Government claims the Opposition's plans for universal payroll tax relief for those earning less than $42,000 would be "impractical, unaffordable and unwise".
Premier Dr. Ewart Brown yesterday said the PLP had already explored the feasibility of intr...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Getting answers to what seem like straightforward questions is not as easy as you might think – especially with no Freedom of Information Act.
Here are a few examples of questions put by The Royal Gazette to Government, Ministers or Premier Ewart Bro...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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The United Bermuda Party yesterday named April 1, 2008, as the date it plans to eliminate payroll tax for people earning less than $42,000 per year.
Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley also vowed to break ground on the first homes for affordable rent a...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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The Island's media was quite literally lost in space when Government called off its Emerging Satellite Industry press conference at the last minute yesterday.
The conference, which had initially been scheduled for mid-afternoon was pushed back an hou...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife and icon Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.
"He did ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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A Hamilton Parish man was disqualified from all vehicles for two years after admitting to drunk driving after he caused an accident on North Shore Road.
Shandieaos Bowen, of Aubrey Road, pleaded guilty to impaired driving yesterday when he appeared i...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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