What Currency War?
From The Finacialist Debate about the prospect of a currency war has been raging for months, and a recent pledge by the world’s 20 largest economies not to devalue their currencies has done little to calm the rhetoric. The ultra-loose…
Island dispute disrupts Sino-Japanese trade
The Financialist The escalating dispute between China and Japan over an archipelago of rocky islets known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan has curbed Japanese exports into China, forcing Tokyo to fast-track moves to distance itself economically from…
UN special committee on Decolonisation to hold seminar in Ecuador
From Bernama NEW YORK, April 17 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation – also known as the Special Committee of 24 – is to hold its Pacific Regional Seminar in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from May 28 to 30….
Bahamas first In 18.5% Motor Claim increase
By Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor Bahamas First has seen a 20 percentage point decline in comprehensive insurance policies’ share of its auto book since the recession began, with total Bahamian motor claims increasing by 18.5 per cent in 2012….
CONCACAF and the United Nations partner in HIV/AIDS programme
MIAMI (Wednesday, April 17, 2013) —The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean AssociationFootball (CONCACAF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 19 agreeing to work together and engage football…
Fast Facts: Business Empire of Andrew L. Tan [that includes Cayman Islands]
Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Andrew Tan is the chief executive officer of Alliance Global Group Inc., a holdings company that has interests in food and beverage, real estate and gaming. He founded Megaworld Corp. in 1989 and has been its…
Obama snubs Thatcher funeral
From newsmax President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Wednesday was blasted by a former Reagan administration official and Fox News analyst who called it shameful, “cheap, small and petty.” Writing on…
Texas Waco fertiliser plant blast search for survivors
BBC UPDATED: Sat 20 April – The number of people killed in an explosion at a US fertiliser plant has risen from 12 to 14, after officials recovered two more bodies. A fire sparked the blast at the factory…
Wearable technology: The bra designed to shock attackers
By Fiona Graham, Technology of business reporter, BBC News “The Delhi gang rape was the trigger. But also the numbness of women – and law-makers against this social menace. It was high time we women needed a change.” Manisha Mohan…
Op-Ed: What I have learned about autism by U.S. Chargé d’Affaires John Dinkelman
By John Dinkelman, Chargé d’Affaires, The Embassy of the United States of America “Your child has autism.” Words that no parent could ever fully be prepared to hear. Yet for millions of parents each year, they are the unwelcome introduction…
