iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Zika virus: Airlines are refunding tickets to Latin America By Jim Boulden From CNN Airlines are starting to offer refunds to passengers who have booked flights to countries in central and south America caught up in the Zika virus outbreak….
The Cayman Islands’ BEAST is back
DEH Recycles Christmas Trees The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) on Saturday 23 January turned hundreds of used Christmas trees into reusable mulch. Angello Roye, the DEH’s Recycling Foreman of Solid Waste says more than 1,800 trees were donated to…
Cayman Enterprise City gets planned area development approved for new George Town campus
By Peter Buxbaum From Global Trade Special Economic Zone Will Showcase Green Building and Sustainability Cayman Enterprise City is seeking to attract maritime services companies that handle shipments of export cargo and import cargo in international trade. Cayman Enterprise City…
Wave this magic wand: After IT, healthcare can be the next sector where India dominates the world
By Devi Shetty From Times of India Global healthcare and wellness is a $7.4 trillion industry, second only to the food and agro industry. Who is going to dominate this industry? The economy of the 20th century was driven by…
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,…
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,…
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…
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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…
Amazon, robots and the near-future rise of the automated warehouse
By Nick Heath From TechRepublic How warehouse roles carried out by large numbers of Amazon’s 220,000 staff are expected to be automated in the coming years. While Amazon employs more than 220,00 people and is growing fast, it is also…
