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St Kitts casino boost
Caribbean News - 28/11/2008 @ 22:07
Owners of luxury Caribbean property on St Kitts will have received a boost by the news that the nearby St Kitts Marriot Resort & Royal Beach Casino has just made a new addition to its impressive inventory. The new P . . .
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Cost of bricks to increase next year
Tax and Financial News - 28/11/2008 @ 11:23
The UK housing industry has taken another blow with the news that the cost of bricks is likely to go up by up to 15 per cent next year, reports building.co.uk. Three of the UK's most prominent brickmakers announced that . . .
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Repossessions rise in third quarter
Tax and Financial News - 24/11/2008 @ 15:00
According to new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of repossessions in the UK rose by 12 per cent in the third quarter of this year. The CML's report found that 11,300 properties were repossess . . .
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Oasis of the Seas touches to touch water soon
Caribbean News - 21/11/2008 @ 14:56
The largest pleasure boat ever to navigate the seas is to be floated in Finland for the first time. Destined for the Caribbean, the Oasis of the Seas is a 220,000 cruise ship from Royal Caribbean. The 1,187ft ship co . . .
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Monarch begins flights to Caribbean
Caribbean News - 21/11/2008 @ 11:59
Owners of luxury Caribbean property will be boosted by the news that Monarch Airlines is to step in to the gap left by stricken flight company XL. The airline will take over XL Airways old route between Gatwick and the . . .
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Royal Caribbean scoops gong
Caribbean News - 20/11/2008 @ 13:23
A luxury Caribbean cruise company has been named Best Luxury Cruise Operator at the TravelWeekly China Industry Awards 2008. Royal Caribbean International's expansion into the Asian market has seen it quickly become th . . .
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John Sergeant escapes to the Caribbean
Caribbean News - 20/11/2008 @ 13:00
Journalist John Sergeant may have hung up his dancing shoes, but he has plenty to look forward to. Despite no longer having the pleasure of dancing with the blonde bombshell that is Kristina Rihanoff on Strictly Come D . . .
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One Bahamas celebrated in schools
Bahamas News - 19/11/2008 @ 17:28
Pupils at a school in the Bahamas have been learning about the culture of their ancestors after transforming their assembly area into an "island experience with the colours of the Bahamian flag, arts and crafts, and . . .
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Rhodes' new Caribbean cuisine show
Caribbean News - 19/11/2008 @ 14:38
Those thinking of investing in luxury Caribbean property may be interested in TV chef Gary Rhodes' new show - Rhodes Across the Caribbean, according to broadcastnow.co.uk. It follows on from his popular Rhodes Across I . . .
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England's cricketers to tour Caribbean
Caribbean News - 19/11/2008 @ 11:56
Owners of luxury Caribbean property will be boosted by the presence of the England cricket team in January as the squad embarks on a tour of the archipelago. The first match will take place in Basseterre, St Kitts, on . . .
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Bahamas set for film festival
Bahamas News - 18/11/2008 @ 18:15
Owners of luxury Caribbean property in the Bahamas can look forward to the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place between December 4th and December 11th. This year's festival will see most of the . . .
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China strengthens links with Caribbean
Caribbean News - 18/11/2008 @ 11:24
Investors in luxury Caribbean property will be interested to hear that China and Cuba have been working on a number of trade and loan deals as part of China's ongoing link-strengthening process with the West. Chinese pr . . .
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Jamaica to get casinos?
Caribbean News - 17/11/2008 @ 11:47
Owners of luxury Caribbean property could get a boost this month with the announcement that Jamaica could soon pass legislation that would allow casino gambling in the country. Prime minister Bruce Golding recently sai . . .
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Celebrity Cruises named number one
Caribbean News - 17/11/2008 @ 11:46
Caribbean cruise company Celebrity Cruises has been named as the Best Cruise Line at the Travel Awards 2008. Over 17,000 Guardian and Observer readers voted, rating the company highly on all aspects of a cruise holiday . . .
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Scottish property market continues to slide
Other News - 14/11/2008 @ 19:07
Scottish property investors would be forgiven for turning their back on their homeland and looking at luxury Caribbean property instead after Lloyds TSB Scotland revealed some rather unpleasant figures surrounding the pr . . .
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Over a third of Brits opt to work abroad
Caribbean News - 14/11/2008 @ 12:20
Recent research has shown that the UK population seems to have an intrinsic desire to work and live abroad. The Lloyds TSB study showed that almost a third (32 per cent) of Brits have been employed outside of the UK at . . .
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Thaksin could head for the Bahamas
Bahamas News - 14/11/2008 @ 11:46
After selling up at Manchester City and 'getting the heck outta Dodge' (or rather, the UK) to be sentenced in his native Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra is now looking for a new home. The former Thai prime minister has be . . .
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Barbados river project progressing nicely
Caribbean News - 13/11/2008 @ 18:44
The beatification of Bridgetown's Constitution River is progressing nicely, according to Barbados Tourism Investment acting chief executive officer Charles Holder. Mr Holder told Nation News that a significant portion o . . .
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Try Bequia for a bargain
Caribbean News - 13/11/2008 @ 18:43
The Daily Mail's Zoe Dare Hall is advising those interested in investing in luxury Caribbean property to consider the island of Bequia. As the largest of the Grenadine Islands, it is a 25-minute flight from nearby Barba . . .
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Majority of Brits move abroad for the weather
Caribbean News - 12/11/2008 @ 18:22
A new poll has looked at why many Brits are choosing to move abroad, with better weather topping the list. Almost six in ten (57 per cent) of those questioned by Alliance and Leicester International said that a nicer cl . . .
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Royal Caribbean Cruises tie up Falmouth deal
Caribbean News - 12/11/2008 @ 12:28
Investors in luxury Caribbean property will be interested to hear that Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a deal with the Jamaican government that guarantees a steady influx of visitors to the island. Owners of property . . .
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Boating season to boost tourism in Caribbean
Caribbean News - 11/11/2008 @ 16:48
Further to the news that the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Caribbean 600 race is to take place for the first time next year, luxury Caribbean property owners can also look forward to the St Maarten-St Martin Classic Yacht Re . . .
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International racing event comes to Caribbean
Caribbean News - 11/11/2008 @ 11:34
Owners of luxury Caribbean property are set for a boost as the Royal Ocean Racing Club's inaugural Caribbean 600 race comes to the archipelago in February next year. Beginning February 23rd, the race will see an histori . . .
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