CTO declares 2016 “Year of Romance in the Caribbean”
PRESS RELEASE – With the start of the New Year comes the launch of a new initiative by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – 2016 The Year of Romance in the Caribbean – which celebrates everything romantic about the region….
SPI and SPI Energy complete reorganization merger
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI” or the “Company”), a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors, and SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws…
The View from Europe: CARICOM and climate change
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now On December 12 in Paris, France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, brought to a close the UN climate change conference, COP 21. “I now invite the COP to adopt the decision entitled Paris Agreement…
Yorkey Optical Cayman : Overseas Regulatory Announcement(2016.01.04)
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China’s market crashes, sets off panic selling in Europe, US
From Newsmax Financial markets are starting 2016 in turmoil as a rout in China rekindled concern that slowing growth there will spread, while tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran added to geopolitical unease. Global equities crumbled toward the worst opening…
Cheddar tank is seriously strong
From Wells Journal A WELLS lady has created an unusual culinary masterpiece out of cheese. Tanys Pullin, creative consultant at Ford Farm, a traditional west country farmhouse cheesemaker, has carved a military Mark IV tank. It is created out of…
Amazon UK begins offering loans for pricier purchases
By Matt Brian From engadget Installment plans are its latest weapon against High Street retailers. In a bid to put an even bigger squeeze on its brick-and-mortar competition, Amazon is now offering its customers installment plans to help them buy the…
Something fishy is going on with earnings
By Sam Ro from Business Insider Corporate America has a long history of delivering on the bottom line. You hear about this when we in the media report that a company beats earnings expectations. But there’s something fishy going on….
Destination of the week
A perfect little Caribbean island By Alexander Britell From Caribbean Journal The best-kept secret in the French Caribbean TERRE-DE-HAUT — It’s not hard to get here. But it’s hard enough. It’s a short, twice-daily ferry ride from the tall cliffs…
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran after protesters attack Tehran Embassy over executions
From Newsmax In a significant escalation of tensions, Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran and expelled the Islamic Republic’s diplomats, a day after its embassy in Tehran was attacked to protest the Saudis’ execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran’s…