Guyana minister resigns
By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s minister of local government and regional development, Ganga Persaud, resigned on Thursday, citing personal reasons and future commitments. The minister, in a statement, thanked President Donald Ramotar, in whom he expressed…
O2Micro Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2013 Financial Results
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Jan 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — O2Micro International Limited OIIM +0.33% , a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, reported its financial results today for the…
Sci-fi art lands at Richmond Art Gallery
By Philip Raphael / Richmond News Keith Langergraber’s upcoming, sci-fi themed exhibit at the Richmond Art Gallery includes the scupltures titled You Cannot Go Home Again. The show runs from Feb. 8 to April 6. Photograph by: Allan Kosmajac Are…
unknown pharaoh uncovered
Previously unknown pharaoh uncovered by archaeologists in Egypt By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) King Senebkay’s remains found 300 miles of Cairo Is there truly, nothing new under the sun? Some archaeologists in Egypt say they’ve uncovered the remains of an…
Ninetowns enters into merger agreement
Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited Enters into Merger Agreement for Going Private Transaction BEIJING, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited (NASDAQ: NINE) (“Ninetowns” or the “Company”), one of China’s leading providers of online solutions…
How to capture the right kind of talent
By Alina Dizik BBC PHOTO: Participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) Sony had a hiring problem. It wasn’t that the Japanese retailer, with more than 130 stores worldwide, including 38 in the US, couldn’t find…
Minister Bodden gets Councillor
New Ministers sworn is as Justices of the Peace GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Councillor Alva Suckoo has been appointed to Minister Hon. Osbourne Bodden to help in the areas of Sports, Youth and Culture in the Ministry of Health,…
Southwest adds international flavor with Caribbean flights
By McClatchy News Service From MailTribune DALLAS, Texas — To the sound of steel drums playing Caribbean music, Southwest Airlines announced Aruba, Jamaica and the Bahamas as its first-ever international destinations. The flights, to depart from Atlanta, Baltimore and Orlando,…
Rick Bayless on his podcast, his upcoming restaurants, and the new wave of Mexican cuisine
By Raphael Brion From EATER As part of the Cayman Cookout 2014, Eater interviewed chefs poolside at the Ritz-Carlton. Up next: Chicago chef Rick Bayless. (Check out last week’s interview with Anthony Bourdain at: http://eater.com/archives/2014/01/23/anthony-bourdain-cayman-2014-q-a.php) [Photo: Raphael Brion / Eater]…
Integrity violations found in Caribbean Netherlands
From The Daily Herald THE HAGUE–Violations of integrity have been found on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, not only in Bonaire, where two (former) politicians have been prosecuted. This according to a recent report on security and crime…
