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…
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This striking image from space shows all three hurricanes — Irma, Jose, and Katia — currently in the Atlantic
By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, hit several Caribbean islands as a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm on Wednesday. Meanwhile, storms Jose and Katia are also brewing. Both were declared Category…
IKEA is opening a store near the North Korean border
By Oliver Pechter, Business Insider Nordic In the midst of an ongoing crisis with a saber-rattling North Korea, Swedish furniture giant Ikea is opening a gigantic department store in South Korea, close to the border. This news was reported by Korea…
How Hurricane Irma became a monstrous, record-shattering storm, and stayed that way
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable Hurricane Irma is rewriting meteorological history as it tears across the Caribbean, swallowing islands in the process, destined for a not-so-welcome rendezvous with the Southeast coast of the U.S. The storm is tied for the…
Youth skate jam
“PIRATES GET THEIR SKATE ON!” Inspire Cayman and the Pirates Week Festival host Youth Skate Jam Inspire Cayman, and the Pirates Week Festival teamed up to host the Youth Skate Jam, at the Black Pearl Skate Park last Saturday, September…
Ogier wins International Legal Team of the Year at STEP Private Client Awards
Ogier was named International Legal Team of the Year at the prestigious STEP Private Client Awards last night. The firm scooped the award in the mid-sized law firm category at an industry event at the Westminster Plaza Park Hotel in…
