Charlie Hebdo and the Right to Commit Blasphemy
By Jonathan Chait From New York Magazine Just over three years ago, the office of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine whose staff was horrifically murdered, was firebombed. Time’s Paris bureau chief, Bruce Crumley, responded to the attack at the…
Voluntary Announcement Compliance of Taiwan/Mainland Investment Regulations by Taiwan Shareholders
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any…
Household Budget Survey 2015 starts in Cayman Islands
The Economics & Statistics Office (ESO) will be conducting the year-long Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2015 starting Sunday January 11, 2015. “The HBS is one of the most important statistical activities in the Cayman Islands as it seeks to facilitate…
Invoking ‘Alice,’ Lawyers for LinkedIn, Facebook Knock Out Database Patent
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — For inventor Thomas Bascom, the handwriting was on the wall. In big, screaming letters. Between a difficult reexamination before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a Supreme Court decision that…
The Rise of the Gulf Carriers
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Every company can count on an existential threat showing up at its door sooner or later. For European and Asian airlines, that time is now, and it is three Persian Gulf-based carriers that are…
CARICOM must fully implement “bold” strategic plan – Christie
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday January 5, 2014, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says it’s important for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fully implement the five-year strategic plan that has been endorsed by regional leaders for deepening the…
World’s richest add $92bn to their wealth in 2014
From The Irish Times Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was the biggest winner adding $25bn to his fortune Billionaire Jack Ma, the 50-year-old founder of China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba, saw added $25bn to his fortune. (Photograph: Ashley Pon/Bloomberg) The richest…
The world’s biggest ship – for 53 days
By Justin Parkinson BBC News Magazine The world’s largest container ship, the Globe, is docking in Britain for the first time as it continues its maiden voyage. But how vast and powerful is it and how long until it’s superseded?…
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Caribbean apps we look forward to in 2015
By Mariana Leytón From yoGobierno.org As part of their EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean) program, InfoDev supports mobile and web developers with ideas that are worth expanding due the their potential impact. Today we talk about three…
Tips to overcome financial despair
From Caribbean360 An extended period of economic turbulence has shattered the American dream for millions of Americans said economist Zhivargo Laing. NEW YORK, United States, – “The Power to Be Better in Good Times and Bad” is a principle message…
