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Trust the travel industry to find ways to keep us going in the midst of one of the worst hurrican... Insuring for a good holida
Trust the travel industry to find ways to keep us going in the midst of one of the worst hurricane seasons in memory.
Hurricane guarantees are a new twist this year in the fall- and winter-vacation offerings. Resorts such as Beaches, Sandals, SuperClubs and Club Med are promoting policies that allow travellers to rebook for another time without penalty if a hurricane ruins their vacation....
Crystal Jeffrey and Samuel Nurse were finalists at the 28th CTC Caribbean Tourism Conference hel... Week in review - Antigua &
Crystal Jeffrey and Samuel Nurse were finalists at the 28th CTC Caribbean Tourism Conference held in St. Thomas, USVI from 23-26 Oct.
Antigua’s representative to the Conde Nast “My Traveller” Essay, 10-year-old Samuel Nurse, won the local competition held earlier in the year, judged by a panel of recognised literary professionals.
Nurse, a student at the Freetown Primary ...
THE 2010 Soccer World Cup will probably cost companies R750 million in worker absenteeism, accord... TV soccer fans give themse
THE 2010 Soccer World Cup will probably cost companies R750 million in worker absenteeism, according to a recent report.
The report by absentee management company AIC Insurance, predicted that at least one in three South African employees would take time off - disguised as sick leave - to watch soccer.
The figures were based on similar results in England at the time of the last Socc...
Saturday, November 5, 2005 Warm days cut demand and price of oil futures Oil prices fell m... Nation & World Briefs...
Saturday, November 5, 2005 Warm days cut demand and price of oil futures
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel yesterday because of mild weather on both sides of the Atlantic that was expected to reduce demand for home-heating fuels.
Yesterday's selloff followed a runup of more than $2 a barrel the day before, and analysts said that oil would probably trade in a narrow band over t...
THE PROBLEM: A projected shortfall of $12-million in the 2006-07 budget for Pinellas schools caus... School chief: Expect big c
THE PROBLEM: A projected shortfall of $12-million in the 2006-07 budget for Pinellas schools caused by rising costs for insurance, fuel and electricity. Compounding the problem is a severe shortage in the district's reserves. In all, officials say as much as $18-million will need to be cut.
WHO'S AFFECTED: That's unclear so far. Layoffs are said to be off the table, leaving a variety o...
Sun Microsystems Inc. and Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) announced their first joint produ... Users eye StorageTek's
Sun Microsystems Inc. and Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) announced their first joint product this week at StorageTek's annual Forum user conference, a new tape drive that offers faster throughput, higher native capacity and internal encryption capabilities.
The Titanium 10000, also known as the T10000, will eventually replace Sun's 9940 tape library. The new drives offer 120 MBps...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Sun Microsystems Inc., was full of promises about its plans for newly acquired ... StorageTek users weigh Sun
WASHINGTON, DC -- Sun Microsystems Inc., was full of promises about its plans for newly acquired Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) at the 17th annual StorageTek Forum user conference this week, but some users remained skeptical of the acquisition, mainly because of Sun's lack of experience in the mainframe arena.
"The overwhelming impression I got was that they did this for Sun and S...
- Net income applicable to common stock: $68.4 million, up 18% over 3Q04 - Total new annual... Conseco Reports Third Quarter Re
- Net income applicable to common stock: $68.4 million, up 18% over 3Q04
- Total new annualized premium (sales) up 9% over 3Q04
CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO - News ) today reported results for the third quarter of 2005 - the company's eighth consecutive quarter of strong earnings. Net operating income (1) was $72.1 million, up 24% versus $...
GTx, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-F... GTx, Inc. Reports Third Quarter
GTx, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI - News ), the Men's Health Biotech Company, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2005. The net loss for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $9.9 million and $29.0 million, respectively, compared with a net loss of ...
Guna-based Brajesh Dubey, KBC 2's ''first crorepati'' who successfully tried his luck for th... KBC2's 'crorepati'
Guna-based Brajesh Dubey, KBC 2's ''first crorepati'' who successfully tried his luck for the game show hosted by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan only to meet him, believes in using money judiciously.
''Money is important in one's life. But, I don't believe in using it for unneccessary luxury. I will explore the best options for investing my prize money,'' says Dubey, an elect...
