e-Shang and the Redwood Group announce strategic merger
Creates Foremost Pure-play Pan-Asia Logistics Real Estate Platform SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE and TOKYO, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Two of the leading developers, owners and operators of logistics real estate in Asia, e-Shang Cayman Ltd (“e-Shang”) and the Redwood Group Asia,…
Uganda: How events unfolded at the 1986 swearing in
By Yasiin Mugerwa From allAfrica Kampala — President Museveni, 71, a former rebel commander, whose nascent National Resistance Army (NRA) toppled the military government of Gen Tito Okello 30 years ago, was sworn in on January 29, 1986, as the…
ESMA publishes letter from European Commission on AIFMD passport Fund Management
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the letter it received from the European Commission (EC) in respect of its advice on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs,…
300 turtles found dead on Puri beach
From Times of India Bhubaneswar: As many as 300 Olive Ridley turtles and a dolphin were found dead along the Puri beach on Wednesday. Though carcasses of turtles are usually washed ashore on the Puri beach during winter, this was…
US adds more Caribbean countries to Zika travel advisory by STAFF WRITER
From Antigua Observer ATLANTA, Jan. 24, CMC – The United States healthcare agency, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has added more Caribbean countries to the list of places to be avoided by Americans because of the outbreak…
Germany: Assisted suicide – first decisions react to new law
By Tatjana Schroeder Contributed by SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte From International Law Office Introduction On November 6 2015 Parliament voted for a new law on the culpability of individuals who assist in another person’s suicide and a new Section 217 of the Act…
Traffic cone stops BA flight
British Airways flight grounded ‘because of misplaced traffic cone’ at Aberdeen Airport BY RICHARD WHEATSTONE From Daily Mirror UK The plane was left stranded on the runway after being scheduled to fly to London Heathrow at 7.25pm after the offending…
Turks and Caicos gaming delegation visits Jamaica
By Denise Dennis KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Jamaica’s Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) on Friday hosted consultations with government officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands (TC), to aid that British territory in the finalisation of its gaming policy,…
Tb Alternative Assets Ltd Increased Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (NASDAQ:QUNR) by $12.45 Million as Shares Rose
BY JASON FELD From Wall Street Blog JANUARY 27, 2016 · Tb Alternative Assets Ltd increased its stake in Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (NASDAQ:QUNR) by 202.02% based on its latest Q4 2015 regulatory filing with the SEC. Tb Alternative Assets…
HBO announces animated adult television series “Animals”
Created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, “Animals.” premieres on February 5th in the Caribbean, simultaneously with the United States. MIAMI, FL. – January 27, 2016 – HBO transports viewers to New York City, home to some of the most…