Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean, 1.8 million affected in Haiti
From UNDP Port-au-Prince/New York – Hurricane Sandy, which ploughed through the Caribbean region before hitting the eastern coast of the United States, severely impacted several countries causing nearly 80 deaths: 60 in Haiti, 11 in Cuba, two in the Bahamas,…
Scientists inch closer to banishing baldness
A joint UK and US team has developed a technique to grow human hair from tissue samples in a laboratory. LONDON, England, Friday November 1, 2013 – A joint British and American research team has developed a technique with the…
Panasonic officially ends plasma TV production
From What Hi Fi? Panasonic has officially confirmed the end of its plasma TV business, with production of Panasonic plasma display panels to cease in December 2013. Business operations at the three Panasonic PDP factories in Japan will stop by…
5 infuriating quotes from politicians about the NSA
By Kevin Mathews From Care2 With recent revelations of the NSA spying on allied countries, helping itself to Google and Yahoo’s databases and maybe even eavesdropping on the Pope, it seems like the damaging leaks won’t stop coming for the…
4G Americas announces Bob Calaff as Director of Latin America and Caribbean
BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwired – 4G Americas announced today that Bob Calaff will be the Director of Latin America and the Caribbean for the wireless industry trade association. In his role, Mr. Calaff will be responsible for promoting the successful development of…
It’s easy to launch or move a business to CEC
Launching a Startup or Expanding a Business to Cayman Enterprise City Can be an Easy Move Zone’s Client Services team eases the way when moving a company, large or small, to Cayman’s Special Economic Zone Maria Philip, CEC Client Services…
UK Treasury rep. to discuss beneficial ownership registers at OffshoreAlert Conference
A United Kingdom Treasury representative will talk at next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London about the country’s decision to make a register of corporate beneficial owners available to the public. The decision, which was announced last week by U. K….
Heavy rain, localized flooding persist in the Caribbean
By Michael Doll, Meteorologist From AccuWeather Portions of the northern Caribbean have been doused by episodes of heavy rain since last week and additional downpours are a threat through Wednesday. While there will be some dry hours, rainfall at inopportune…
Political News from Britain – Labour Party
Both related stories from The Voice Diane Abbott Tumbles Out Of Ed Miliband’s Shadow Cabinet By Natricia Duncan Long-serving Labour MP loses out as new roles are handed out leaving her as ‘free agent’ Senior Labour MP Diane Abbott has…
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc announces licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : WuXi PharmaTech Announces Licensing Agreement for Patient-Derived Xenograft Models with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research…
