Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2013)
The largest annual gathering of renewable energy stakeholders in the Caribbean, this year’s conference is co-hosted by the Government of Aruba in association with the IDB, OAS, OPIC, Caricom and many of the other leading agencies active in this market….
Krauthammer: Obama climate change war ignores reality
By John Morgan, Moneynews President Obama’s declaration of war on climate change will be ignored by emerging nations and amounts to economic suicide, according to conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post headlined “Obama’s Global…
Are Airline Pilots Forgetting How to Fly?
By Gabriel Sherman From Ney York Magazine We don’t know yet what caused Asiana Flight 214 carrying 307 people to belly-flop onto the seawall short of Runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing two and injuring scores…
Why do hotels give you free tiny soaps, but no tiny toothpastes?
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist Airline security regulations mean that traveling with a big tube of toothpaste in your carry-on is a distant memory. Yet, in their selection of mini toiletries, hotels give us bottles of lotion and bubble bath,…
Lawyers get on their bikes for charity
Cyclists from a combined team of Intertrust and Walkers staff recently endured the challenge of riding a 100 miles through the an annual fundraising initiative coordinated by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to assist in efforts to defeat leukaemia and…
China-based tire valve maker seeks TWSE listing
TAIPEI — Lu Hai Holding Corp., a China-based and Cayman-registered tire valve maker, has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) for a primary listing on the main board, the exchange said yesterday. The TWSE noted that Lu…
Jeffrey Webb hopes his presidency will transform CONCACAF
By Grant Wahl, From Sports Illustrated SALT LAKE CITY — CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands says it’s an “injustice” that CONCACAF will have to go at least 32 years between hosting World Cups, and he thinks the…
Personal Bankruptcy in Cayman and Chapter 15 in the US
From Maples Introduction A recent filing for personal bankruptcy by two Cayman Islands residents, the primary purpose of which was to enable the trustee in bankruptcy to apply for chapter 15 relief in the United States, has raised some interesting…
Tibet hosts large proportion of state-protected wildlife
On June 5th, authority of Tibet Autonomous Region announced that Tibet hosts 125 kinds of wild animals under state protection, their population accounting for 30 percent of the total animals protected by the state. The Environment Communiqué of Tibet 2012…
Q&A: Hurricanes are getting stronger in the Caribbean
From Inter Press Service HAVANA, Jul 10 (IPS) – Rather than talk about forecasts for hurricanes at the start of this year’s season, Cuban meteorologist José Rubiera prefers to discuss the importance of reducing the country’s vulnerability and improving preparedness….
