Caribbean tourism sector advised to focus attention on needs of modern traveller
From Caribbean News Now ORANJESTAD, St Eustatius — Regional tourism planners and policymakers have been advised to stop catering to the visitor of yesterday and focus on the needs of the modern traveller in order to survive growing competition from…
Letter from Britain – Part 1
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 “The land of embarrassment and breakfast.” (Julian Barnes, British author) “Our tolerance is part of what makes Britain Britain. So conform to it, or don’t come here.” (Tony Blair) “It has something to do…
Barbados kick starts the Caribbean race season
By Shanelle Weir From PanAmerican World Race teams planning next season’s calendar could do worse than sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 which runs from January 16-24. This event, which kick starts the Caribbean race…
PR preparing to play Powerball
From Caribbean Business The Puerto Rico government is poised to announce that the U.S. territory is adding the multi-state, multi-million dollar Powerball jackpot to its electronic lottery options. Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta is slated to hold a press conference at…
Drugmakers lose bid to abolish Alameda take-back program
By Ross Todd, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday found that an Alameda County ordinance requiring pharmaceutical companies to fund a program to dispose of unused drugs is constitutional….
Wuxi Pharmatech Laboratory Testing Division expands in U.S. with acquisition of Xenobiotic Laboratories, INC.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 1, 2014/PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (WuXi) (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, announced today that it has acquired XenoBiotic Laboratories,…
Man in Dallas with Ebola initially sent home with antibiotics
From Newsmax A man with Ebola in Dallas was initially sent home from the hospital with antibiotics after seeking treatment for an unknown illness, officials said. The man, whose name wasn’t released, is the first case of the deadly viral…
Cayman Islands Chamber says CS team to implement EY Report will have conflicts of interest
The following is from The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Council calls for bi-partisan support for Project Future report The Chamber Council has reviewed the Project Future report which was released on 1st September 2014. The 263-page report includes…
CIEF ‘2014 CHAMPIONS NAMED’
Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) announces the Cayman National Champions for 2014. In the last of its summer updates, the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation announces the Cayman National Champions for 2014. During the summer, riders from the Cayman Islands Equestrian…
Caribbean Export contributes towards strengthening trade relations between The Caribbean and China
By Joellen Laryea From The Bahamas Weekly Bridgetown, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) supported a contingent of representatives from four (4) of the Region’s Business Support Organisations (BSOs) to participate in the 8th China LAC Business…
