### Saturday May 12, 2008 ###
Restaurant robbed
just before dawn
COLE BAY--A late-night bar and restaurant was robbed early Friday with thieves threatening workers with a gun, emptying a safe on the property and escaping just before daybreak, The Daily Herald understands.
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Caribbean Tourism fund being
formed to encourage upgrades
TRINIDAD--Small and medium sized hotels in the Caribbean looking to upgrade their facilities to keep up with competition and to go green with the installation of new energy saving equipment will soon have access to a regional investment fund.
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Steep fuel price
hike in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD--Starting Monday, May 12, fuel prices in Curaçao will be increased in phases.
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Douglas says St. Kitts-Nevis
is changing for the better
PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas of the twin-island federation St. Kitts and Nevis stressed during a meeting with Kittitians and Nevisians last night that the country was changing dramatically for the better through its major emphasis on Hospitality and Tourism development.
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Music icon given
final serenade
PHILIPSBURG--Drummers and brass-players led the coffin of local music icon Hugo Nathaniel Davis ahead of about 200 mourners to his final resting place, where the body was greeted with the sounds of string-band music that had inspired his life and his legacy, on Friday.
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