Trade, investments and projects from China generate 1.8 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean
From ILO The first study conducted on the impact of economic relations with China in terms of quantity and quality of jobs in this region demonstrated the lack of information in this regard, but at the same time suggests various…
Island of Barbuda left ‘a rubble’ by Hurricane Irma as Prime Minister says 90 per cent of buildings destroyed
BY STEVE ROBSONABIGAIL O’LEARY From Daily Mirror An emotional Prime Minister Gaston Browne confirmed the devastating news after flying over the island in a helicopter BARBUDA’S PRESIDENT SAYS ISLAND IS TOTALLY DEVASTATED The Caribbean island of Barbuda has been almost…
Cayman Islands: Major mainline leak affects George Town
Cayman is thanking its customers and the general public for their patience yesterday as large portions of the greater George Town area were affected by intermittent service interruptions and low water pressure due to a major mainline leak. Water pressure…
Amazon plans second US headquarters for 50,000 Staff
From Newsmax Amazon.com Inc. is searching for a site for a major corporate office in the U.S., a development expected to house as many as 50,000 people and to be equal in size to its current Seattle headquarters. The cost…
Cyber Security the focus of upcoming Small Business Workshop
The latest Small Business Workshop to be held at the Chamber’s Small Business Centre will focus on ‘Cyber Security,’ and it will be held on Monday, September 11 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. With the continuous evolution of technology, cybersecurity…
For Caribbean residents, Irma could last months
By Jill Disis From CNN The 28 island nations that make up the Caribbean are accustomed to hurricane season, but the Category 5 storm that has been pummeling these popular vacation spots has plenty of residents worried. Travel and tourism…
Facebook faulted for saying it can reach people who don’t exist
From Newsmax Facebook Inc. claims its platform can reach more people than actually exist in the U.S., which could hurt its push to compete for TV advertising budgets, Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser wrote in a note to clients….
6 tips on how to source goods for your import business
Knowing the products that are in-demand in the market is one thing, knowing how to source them is another. Aside from having a sufficient importing knowledge and partnering with a reliable freight forwarder, much of the success of importing operations…
Mourant Ozannes advises CTBC Bank Co. Ltd on US$800M acquisition of Tricor
Mourant Ozannes recently advised CTBC Bank Co., Ltd on certain senior loan facilities in connection with the US$800m acquisition of Tricor Holdings Limited, a leading provider of integrated corporate services, by Trivium Investment Limited (Trivium). Trivium is ultimately controlled by…
‘Flip-flop’ design makes quantum computers more affordable
By Jon Fingas From engadget One of the greatest challenges in quantum computing is… well, making the computers. You may need exotic manufacturing techniques just to handle the very exacting requirements, such as positioning the atoms in quantum bits in…
