Three simple acts can stop COVID-19, says study
By Lynn Allison From Newsmax A new study says stopping the spread of the coronavirus could be as easy as 1-2-3. One, wash your hands regularly; two, wear a mask; and three, keep your distance from others. If more than half…
Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Wednesday 22-July-2020
By Dr. Stuart Weiss, Intelligent Crowd Solutions Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP July 22, 2020 Today’s topics: Three interesting questions for today on Masks, herd immunity and sperm counts. There was a typo in the US stats yesterday. Thanks…
Pinheiro Neto advising WhatsApp on payments revival attempt in Brazil
By Emilio Demetriou-Jones From GBRR WhatsApp is attempting to re-launch its payment platform in Brazil after being suspended within a week of its debut last month, as the central bank’s director says modifying existing regulations was the only way it…
Singapore’s MAS seeks expanded powers
By Douglas Thomson From GBRR The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a proposal seeking new powers to regulate crypto-asset providers and cybersecurity risks, and to expand its ability to issue prohibition orders. MAS issued the proposals in a consultation paper on 21 July. The consultation proposes a new…
From Neon to Nature
From Neon to Nature: Outdoor Adventure Awaits in Southern Nevada Southern Nevada offers a diverse outdoors landscape where both adventure and social distancing await. LAS VEGAS – Beyond the neon lights of Las Vegas, a diverse landscape that offers both adventure…
The Chiron Pur Sport in the European capital
The newest Bugatti Chiron was presented in Brussels Molsheim/Brussels, July 22nd 2020. There is one city, that should never be left out on a tour through Europe – Brussels. As administrative center of the European Union, it represents the inspiring diversity of the…
Caribbean Fashion: Success, Sustainability, Labour Relations and Regional Trade
nvitation to participate in the Webinar on Thursday, July 23! Tuesday, July 22, 2020 — The OECS Commission will host the Sustainable Development Movement (SDM) Summit under the theme: Create. Invest. Deliver. Scale on September 23-24, 2020. The Summit will create a space in which Development…
Virtual Customer Innovation: Staying close to your client, remotely
BASF develops a digital platform to help address customer pain points from a distance. BY ANNA SPIEWAK Companies BASF and Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) have a long-standing collaborative relationship. Apart from being BASF’s customer, the industrial-tool manufacturer hadjoined the chemical company’s Circularity Challenge last year in partnership with Greentown Labs, a collaboration project with start-ups to find innovative solutions for a circular…
OECS Commission and Statistics Canada deliver statistical training for OECS Member States
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — The OECS Commission, in collaboration with Statistics Canada delivers training to agencies of the national statistical systems of each OECS Member State on the configuration, purpose and uses of a statistical business register (SBR). An SBR is a…
Three out of 10 people in the Americas are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 because of underlying conditions, PAHO Director says
Diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, immunosuppression and TB, place people at increased risk for more severe disease. Many of these conditions are widespread in the Americas. Washington, D.C., July 21, 2020 (PAHO) — In the Americas, three out of ten people –…