Puerto Rico reports first death from Zika-linked paralysis
By Harriet Agerholm From Independent UK ‘What does this tell us? That all of us are susceptible,’ says epidemiologist Puerto Rico has reported its first death caused by paralysis relating to a Zika infection. The US territory in the Caribbean has…
New stock exchange fights unfair online trading
By Jon Fingas From engadget IEX slows down every transaction to prevent shady internet traders from getting the upper hand. Some (such as The Big Short author Michael Lewis) see high-frequency, algorithm-based stock trading as a serious threat to the…
Cayman Islands Poetry Festival
The Cayman Islands Poetry Festival (CIPF) is a cultural event aimed at gathering poets, performers, artists and people in general to celebrate this genre and its relationship with other genres of arts while educating people and promoting the reading of…
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne brings structured finance innovations to Curaçao
From Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal WILLEMSTAD – On August 4, law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne organized a seminar for its clients about structured finance; the collective term for special ways to finance companies. This means that a company is not…
Ryan Lochte gives first TV interview in aftermath of Brazil incident
BY ADARIO STRANGE From Mashable Now that the drama surrounding Ryan Lochte’s robbery claim in Brazil is drawing to a close, the Olympic swimmer is finally talking about the incident on camera. In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, Lochte…
Canadians bid adieu to beloved band whose singer is dying
The Associated Press From Springfield News-Sun KINGSTON, Ontario — The rock concert did not begin with a rock song. Instead, it started with flag-waving fans breaking into a national anthem, “O Canada.” The impromptu tribute by an emotional sold-out crowd…
Sky-mobi Limited Enters into Definitive Agreement for Going Private Transaction
By GlobeNewswire, August 22, 2016, 09:25:00 AM EDT HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sky-mobi Limited (“Sky-mobi” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:MOBI), a mobile application platform and game publisher in China, today announced that it has entered into an…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Rio Games
By Tim Reynolds – AP Sports Writer From Wilmington News RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps won more medals than anyone else, again. And then he said farewell, also again. Usain Bolt kissed the finish line goodbye after enhancing…
CEO guards against increasing bank fees
By Dave George From Antigua Observer Much debate has been raged in recent times concerning increasing bank fees, but the chief executive officer of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank is cautious about his financial institution doing the same. On Thursday,…
Spanking new fish market for Grand Turk
By Olivia Rose From Turks and Caicos Weekly News A Spanking new fish Market on Grand Turk was officially declared open by Minister responsible for Tourism Porsha Stubbs-Smith on Tuesday August 15 2016. Fishing is an integral part of the…
