Derrick to push for Caribbean pro league if elected
By Neto Baptiste From Antigua Observer CONCACAF presidency hopeful Gordon Derrick has promised that one elected, he will set in motion, plans to host the region’s first professional football league. Derrick, who is currently head of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU),…
Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya
From Economic Commission For Latin America And The Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Information generated from mobile phones can be successfully used to contain the spread of non-communicable diseases, as was recently done to stem the spread of the…
Qunar eyes airline, Ctrip swallows another rival
By Don Young From Seeking Al;pha Summary China’s rapidly consolidating travel services sector is taking an interesting twist with word that No. 2 website Qunar is joining a group launching a new airline. Separate media reports are saying that industry…
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Royal Caribbean partners with World Wildlife Fund to save our oceans
By Ben Squires From Over60 Royal Caribbean Cruises has made a serious pledge with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to reduce its environmental footprint and raise awareness about ocean conservation. The cruise line behind iconic cruise ships like Quantum of the…
JetBlue proposes service between U.S. and Cuba
From South Florida Caribbean News NEW YORK – JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) today announced that, building on its successful charter service, the airline has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for commercial air service on multiple routes between the…
Cayman Islands speed limit changes take effect March 7th, 2016
The National Roads Authority (NRA) along with fellow members of the Traffic Management Panel (TMP) happily announce that the proposed speed limit changes will take effect on 7th March 2016. Members of the TMP include the Ministry of Planning, Agriculture,…
10 lessons from FTC Guidance on Data Security
By Marc S. Roth From Corporate Counsel “Not if, but when.” These simple words are enough to keep corporate counsel, compliance officers and IT managers up at night when faced with the reality that their network will at some point…
India wants to ‘stunt’ Pakistan Super League’s growth by supporting Caribbean Premier League: Report
By S V Krishnamachari From International Business Times The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 contributed Rs 1,150 crore ($182 million) to India’s gross domestic product, according to the country’s cricket administrator, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)….
Qihoo announces Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders
BEIJING, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (“Qihoo 360” or the “Company”) (NYSE: QIHU), a leading Internet company in China, today announced that it has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”), to be…
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Drunken Captain Gets Vessel Stuck in Germany By Mike Schuler From gCaptain An inland freighter found itself pinned in a peculiar way on Germany’s Main river after the drunken ship captain allegedly ran the vessel into a bridge and then…
