The biotech empires of Silicon Valley and Europe
By Bérénice Magistretti From Techcrunch As biotechnology gains prominence among investors, two hubs have emerged as hotbeds of innovation for the resurgent industry. While the two-square-mile patch of South San Francisco bustles with more than 70 biotech firms, including Genentech, Amgen…
From the Caribbean to the USA, via Brazil: an interminable migration route
By The Observers Both poverty and political persecution have forced many Haitians and Cubans to flee their respective countries over the past few decades. Most of them hope to rebuild their lives in the United States, where large immigrant communities…
Cash disappearing on S&P 500 balance sheets pinches buybacks
From Newsmax Little by little, the corporate cushion is shrinking. Pressured by a year-and-a-half of weakening profits and splurges on buybacks and dividends, the once-towering piles of money at American companies have started to topple. Cash and equivalents slipped to…
St Kitts: Team UNITY Government : No plans to move Bradshaw Memorial Statue
From Time Caribbean Basseterre, St.Kitts (September 4th 2016):- The life-size monument to St.Kitts-Nevis first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (1916-1978), which is located on 3.5 acres of land in his hometown of St. Paul’s, will remain…
Cayman Islands’ Tobacco Licence renewables due in November
The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) reminds all tobacco dealers that according to the Tobacco Law, their annual applications for registration renewals must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday, 1 November 2016. Applications submitted between 2 November and 31…
Airlines have no idea what to do when people are sexually assaulted on flights
By Nora Caplan-Bricker, Slate From Business Insider Dana T. had never felt more excited about her life. In April, she’d landed what she calls her “dream job,” working in sales at a global travel company. Like every other employee, she would…
Before alarm clocks Brits paid people to wake them up
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable 1900-1941 Knockers-up Snooze button not included. Before alarm clocks Brits paid people to wake them up by tapping on their windows Though designs for alarm clocks date back to the ancient Greeks, they were still not…
Carbuncle Cup 2016: Luxury flats dubbed ’embodiment of sea sickness’
A luxury block of flats has been named as the “worst building” of 2016. Lincoln Plaza in London’s Docklands won the 2016 Carbuncle Cup with one judge describing it as a “horror show” and the “embodiment of sea sickness”. It’s…
Juno sends back a rare view of Jupiter’s north pole
By Mariella Moon From engadget It’s been a while since we caught a glimpse of the gas giant’s polar region. When someone mentions the planet Jupiter, you probably think of the image we’re all familiar with: that one with a…
Olwomen story of the week
30 Cool Nail Designs 2016 Submitted By Karyn Holmes From Olwomen Nail art is something that women find very difficult to get over with. There is so much potential for new looks, and there are new themes being discovered and…
