Accounting firms Decosimo and Elliott Davis complete merger
By Isaac M. O’bannon, Managing Editor From CPA Practice Advisor The accounting firms of Elliott Davis and Decosimo are pleased to announce that the merger between the two firms is complete, effective January 1, 2015. The combined firm, Elliott Davis…
New CIBC FirstCaribbean Country Manager appointed in the British Virgin Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 6, 2015 – CIBC FirstCaribbean is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Whetnall as its Country Manager for the British Virgin Islands. Mr. Whetnall assumes the top position in the BVI with effect from 5th…
Jamaica-Canada employment programme pumps millions into local economy
By Alecia Smith-Edwards From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada employment programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately JA$1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social…
Two new judges join the Cayman Islands Bench
Two new judges will begin presiding in Grand Court tomorrow (Thursday, 8 January), following swearing in on Monday (5 January) by HE the Governor Helen Kilpatrick. Justice Mangatal joins the Cayman judiciary from Jamaica, while Justice Robin McMillan, who assumes…
Seasonal lights
Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year. Illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.- By Leanne Burden Seidel From Boston Globe 1 People enjoy an annual yearend illumination in Shiodome district in Tokyo, Japan,…
Animal-specific sugar may drive cancer risk in people who eat red meat
By Thor Odinson From Progressive Radio Network Researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine report findings on the role a sugar specific to red meat may play in forming tumors in humans. The researchers wanted to understand…
Married, pregnant and 13. She needs your help
By Michael Hayworth, From Walk Free Maha is 13. Maha and her family fled the conflict in Syria and now live in a refugee camp in Jordan. Maha used to go to school and dreamt of becoming a doctor. Forced…
It’s incredibly difficult to track the movements of known extremists
By Michel Moutot, AFP From Business Insider French police stand in Longpont, northern France, on January 8, 2015, during a search Paris (AFP) – Having known ties to jihadist groups is no guarantee a person will be under constant surveillance,…
Extreme athletes live-tweet one of the world’s most grueling free climbs
By Patrick Kulp From Mashable To those safe on the ground, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are just two tiny specks on the otherwise unbrokenly smooth half-mile high stretch of granite that is the Dawn Wall of Yosemite National Park’s…
It’s official: 2014 was California’s warmest year on record by a huge margin
By Patrick Kulp And Andrew Freedman Federal data released Thursday confirmed what climate scientists had already widely suspected: California had by far its warmest year ever recorded in 2014. In the midst of the state’s worst drought in more than…
