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Viking sailings cancelled
10/10/2008 14:03:40 Today's 7.30am Steam Packet sailing to Liverpool and 11.15am return trip have been cancelled, because of bad weather and a severe gale warning.

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Liquidator pursues possible takeover
10/10/2008 08:05:32 Depositors in the collapsed bank Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander in the Isle of Man are waiting to find out how much of their money they will get back,

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Lowey hints at price increase
10/10/2008 08:05:32 The impact of spiralling world fuel prices on the Manx Electricity Authority is highlighted in the annual report of the statutory body, to be laid before

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Credit crunch and the media
10/10/2008 08:05:33 A long-serving journalist believes media concerns in the Isle of Man will be affected by the credit crunch, but not as badly as their counterparts in the

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Motorcycle death inquest today
10/10/2008 08:05:33 An inquest in Douglas later this morning will hear the circumstances surrounding the death of a visiting motorcyclist from Lincolnshire.

Twenty-three

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"Waffle" at depositors' meeting
10/10/2008 08:05:33 A meeting in Douglas has heard how a man from Moscow recently deposited a large sum of money with Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander.

Steve Thomas

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Kaupthing depositor was offered a tissue
10/10/2008 08:05:33 A highly charged meeting has been held in Douglas of staff and depositors with the failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander.

Provisional

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Liquidator starts to recover assets
10/10/2008 08:05:33 It's been an extraordinary day in the history of the Isle of Man as an offshore finance centre.

Against a background of growing concern over

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Liquidator starts to recover assets
10/10/2008 08:05:34 It's been an extraordinary day in the history of the Isle of Man as an offshore finance centre.

Against a background of growing concern over

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Heated exchanges at public meeting
10/10/2008 08:05:34 A public meeting for staff and people with deposits in Kaupthing Singer and Freidlander has been held at the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas.

The

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Depositors' scheme backed by Tynwald
09/10/2008 14:22:11 Tynwald has approved a new depositors' protection scheme for the Isle of Man.

Members unanimously supported a package which which has increased

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Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (IoM) wound up
09/10/2008 10:02:43 Investors who had money in Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander says they’re now worried about their money.

The bank announced early this morning

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Minister hopes for unanimous support
09/10/2008 08:12:44 There will be an emergency sitting of Tynwald this morning.

Members will be asked to approve an increase in the level of guaranteed protection

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Credit crunch worries
09/10/2008 14:23:01 Concerns are growing among Isle of Man residents, as the credit crunch crisis deepens.

It follows yesterday's news the United Kingdom government

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Ownership of material goods increases
09/10/2008 08:12:44 There has been a sharp increase in ownership of material goods by people in the Isle of Man.

A new report by the Manx Treasury is based on

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It's National Poetry Day!
09/10/2008 14:23:01 Throughout Britain lovers of creative writing will be marking National Poetry Day today, and Manx fans are no exception.

The event celebrates

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Kaupthing statement expected tomorrow
09/10/2008 08:12:44 The wait goes on for customers of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man.

This afternoon's board meeting continued into the evening, following

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'We must act quickly' - Bell
09/10/2008 14:23:01 Treasury Minister Allan Bell says mounting public concern over the global economy has prompted tomorrow's emergency Tynwald sitting.

Members

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Hopes for 20mph zone
09/10/2008 08:12:45 The Chairman of Castletown Commissioners hopes plans to make the town a 20mph zone will come to fruition within the next six months.

Richard

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Better news for community scheme
09/10/2008 08:12:45 Plans to develop a youth and community centre in South Douglas have received a boost.

Proposals for land adjacent to the Anagh Coar stores car

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Ex-boyfriend jailed after death threat
08/10/2008 18:51:22 A man who rang his ex-girlfriend’s new partner from the prison to threaten him will serve more time behind bars.

23 year-old Andrew Paul Cooney

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Praise for Island education
09/10/2008 08:12:45 Headteachers in the Isle of Man have received a glowing endorsement from the body which represents them.

The local branch of the National Association

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Wall demolished in hit and run incident
08/10/2008 18:51:23 Police are appealing for witnesses after a car partially demolished a wall in Surby.

The accident happened in Ballagayle Avenue on Monday night,

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Tynwald called in for emergency session
08/10/2008 18:51:23 There will be an emergency sitting of Tynwald tomorrow, at which members will be asked to approve the increase in the depositors' compensation scheme.

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Customers awaiting news
08/10/2008 18:51:23 Isle of Man customers of the Icelandic investment bank Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander are awaiting news, after the company ceased trading in the United

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Fighting talk over health agreement
08/10/2008 18:51:23 A North Douglas MHK says the government should start calling in favours from its friends across the Irish Sea.

John Houghton says the Isle of

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Creamery making inroads
08/10/2008 18:51:23 Persuading supermarkets in the United Kingdom to stock Manx products is an uphill task, but progress is being made.

That's an update from Isle

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No election in Ramsey
08/10/2008 18:51:23 There’s been a distinct lack of interest in filling a vacant seat on the Board of Education in Ramsey.

By the deadline for nominations at noon

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Survey findings on GP availability
08/10/2008 18:51:24 It's easier for people to see their GP in the Isle of Man than it is for their counterparts in the United Kingdom.

That's one of the conclusions

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New service suspended
08/10/2008 18:51:24 The new daily air cargo service between Liverpool and the Isle of Man has been temporarily suspended, two weeks after it was launched.

The

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