Apple iPhone snags 92% of smartphone profits, report says
By Adario Strange From Mashable When Apple first entered the smartphone market, its late co-founder Steve Jobs indicated that he would be happy snagging at least 1% of the existing mobile phone market. Seen by some as a bit of…
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Community Events NWDA Visit to Cayman Brac Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) will be available to meet with Employers and Job Seekers, and assist with online registrations, resume preparation and other job search activities. Wednesday 15th July…
Bank misconduct fuels surge of Federal DPAs and NPAs
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Thanks mostly to massive misconduct by banks, U.S. enforcement officials are en route to signing a record number of deferred and nonprosecution agreements (DPAs and NPAs) this year. A new study from Gibson, Dunn…
The pros ands cons of foreign direct investment in the Caribbean
From Caribbean Digital Network A clinical perspective of CDN’s Ricardo Blackman in Barbados July 9th – The shortage of domestic capital to drive economic growth is a common denominator across much of the Caribbean. The injection of foreign direct investment…
Fix the supply
By Jens Erik Gould From The Financialist It’s been seven years since the global financial crisis began, and growth has yet to return to pre-crisis levels. It may not do so for the foreseeable future, either. In developed markets, growth…
Baroness Patricia Scotland Prospective Secretary General of the Commonwealth
From Jamaica Gleaner Sixty-year-old Baroness Patricia Scotland, a daughter of the region who charted an indelible path in the legal and political sphere in the United Kingdom, aspires to be the next Secretary General of the 53-member Commonwealth nation states….
Cornell is building an insanely energy efficient dorm in New York City, and it could change how we make buildings forever
By Ariel Schwartz From Business Insider Cornell Tech, an applied sciences program out of Cornell University, is building a giant futuristic campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. But the most exciting part of the campus isn’t in the academic…
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The chemistry that’s fading billions of dollars of artwork
By Elizabeth Goldbaum for LiveScience from Mashable Scientists are peeling back layers of paint to get to the root of an enduring plague that is threatening century-old art by the likes of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Henri Matisse….
Crosby cruise line passenger thrown off in ‘jump ship’ mix-up
From BBC Jack Moran and his wife Anne had to make their way home from Belgium just 24 hours into their diamond wedding cruise A cruise line passenger who threatened to ‘jump ship’ at the next port after complaining about…
Emails link Lerner to regulator who went after Walker
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Scandal-scarred Lois Lerner, the former IRS official accused of targeting conservative nonprofits, is reportedly buddies with a Wisconsin regulator who helped prosecutors investigate aides and conservative allies of Gov. Scott Walker. The revelation in a…
