Klarna buys BillPay, the PayPal of Germany, for $75M from Wonga
By Ingrid Lunden From TechCrunch Some chopping and changing is afoot in the world of payments in Europe. Today, Klarna, the startup out of Sweden that works with online merchants to enable flexible payment options, confirmed that it has acquired…
Cayman Islands Blood Bank sets target of 500 new donors for 2017
Having secured 6% of its overall target for the year at the Taste of Cayman Food Festival, the Cayman Islands Blood Bank is encouraging members of the community who are eligible to donate blood. The blood bank’s objective is to…
Red Sail Sports marks 30 years of dive service in the Cayman Islands
Good customer service, great equipment, and Cayman’s superb reefs combine to provide the ultimate dive vacation, says guest who was there at the beginning and, three decades later, is still choosing Red Sail Sports and Grand Cayman Grand Cayman, Cayman…
South Korea to impose tougher battery safety rules after Galaxy Note 7 investigation
By Chris Smith From BGR Samsung a few weeks ago explained that two distinct battery issues caused the numerous Galaxy Note 7 fires last year that prompted Samsung to recall and then discontinue the phablet. Samsung conceded that other factors…
Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iLocal News iOpinion iTech iViews iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Your View
The new Caribbean Patent Convention and Caricom stasis
From INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH The views expressed in this column are solely those of the authors and are not associated with Intellectual Property Watch. IP-Watch expressly disclaims and refuses any responsibility or liability for the content, style or form of…
Bahamas tops Caribbean on crime’s economic cost
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune242 The Bahamas leads the entire Caribbean on economic losses stemming from crime, losing $434 million or almost 5 per cent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP) to the scourge. The extent…
OECS engages citizens on key development issues
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has begun engaging citizens of member states on issues impacting their lives, the challenges facing the region, and the development opportunities for the OECS and its people. The public…
Bonaventure Boys’ Home plans put on hold
Following objections to the expansion of Bonaventure Boys’ Home, the Minister for Community Affairs, Youth and Sports, Hon. Osbourne Bodden; Chief Officer, Dorine B. Whittaker and the Chairperson of Children and Youth Services (CAYS) Foundation, Mr. Garth Arch, met with…
Travelocity: 6 Caribbean islands you need to visit now
By Angie Orth, Gnational Gnomad | From Travelocity If you’ve been daydreaming of a tropical escape, we’ve got the ticket! We’ve partnered with travel writer and tropical island expert Angie Orth from Angie Away to learn which Caribbean islands are…
Super Bowl’s worst ads
The 5 worst ads of Super Bowl 51 By Julien Rath From Business Insider The price of a 30 second ad for this year’s Super Bowl cost advertisers upwards of $5 million, that’s $166,667 per second. We used a subjective…
