Research: Only 5 percent of companies prohibit tablet use
By Teena Hammond From ZDNET Summary: The acceptance of tablets in the workplace continues to increase, with aTech Pro Research survey showing that only 5 percent of companies actually prohibit their use. Tablet use in the workplace is ever-increasing, showing…
WuXi PharmaTech purchases an Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing System
SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. ILMN -2.05% and WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. WX -0.89% , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today…
What were these celebrities thinking?
From Espresso Gossip The attached are our famous and not so famous celebrities who think these outfits they are wearing out in public are ‘cool’. As the website espressogossip asks “What were they thinking?” To see all 19 of these…
UK Lawyers protest after court walkout
By Press Association From News UK MSN Hundreds of [UK] lawyers have marched on Westminster in protest at legal aid cuts as thousands of barristers stage a second walkout at courts in England and Wales. Janis Sharp, whose son Gary…
PERCEPTIONS: In Focus – Other China-Caribbean engagements
From Pinchina Consulting In Focus – Perceptions: Other China-Caribbean engagements This post is the third and final post in a series entitled, “Perceptions.” Previous posts have explored themes of skepticism and mistrust, on the part of Jamaican people, surrounding some…
Lev Tahor children taken into care as search goes on for others
From The Globe and Mail It wasn’t your typical sun vacation to the Caribbean. After five days in a Trinidad hotel, barely eating because of the lack of kosher food and fretting about being forced to return to Canada, nine…
CLICO policyholders disagree with Barbados central bank governor’s statements
From Caribbean360 The Barbados Investors and Policyholders Alliance said it had observed that the Central Bank Governor “was very careful to use words like “may not” or “might have”, in his statement. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 6, 2014, CMC –…
Why Malaysia Airlines Jet Might Have Disappeared
By Scott Mayerowitz | AP Airlines Writer From New India Express The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cruising seven miles above the earth. So the disappearance of…
US extends TPR for Haitians
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti for an additional 18 months, effective Jul….
Dalai Lama says ‘okay’ to gay marriage
By Antonia Molloy From Belfast Telegraph WASHINGTON, DC – The Dalai Lama speaks during a meetng with U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner at the U.S. Capitol March 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama is scheduled to…
