Trinidad and Tobago vulnerable to energy price decline – IMF
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday warned that Trinidad and Tobago remains vulnerable to a decline in energy prices, and called for structural reforms to diversify the economy and improve its growth…
Motorola’s astonishing low-end success is a grim warning for HTC and Samsung
By Tero Kuittinen From BGR It’s been a dim couple of years for Motorola, a company that has had badly misfiring high-end smartphone strategy. Just two months ago, the company decided to shut down its vaunted U.S. manufacturing plant in…
Business process outsourcing incubator for Montego Bay
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON: Jamaica, Thursday July 10, 2014 – Jamaica’s fast-growing business process outsourcing industry (BPO) is projecting a growth rate of 50 per cent in the next two years, and the creation of 7,000 new jobs. Some of that…
Apple denies China’s accusation the iPhone is a ‘Threat to National Security’
By Jillian D’onfro From Business Insider After Chinese state media said earlier this week that Apple’s iPhones were a threat to national security because of their ability to track and time-stamp user locations, the company released a statement on its…
Putin announces increase in cooperation with Cuba
By Cuban News Agency From scambray An increase of Russian cooperation with Cuba was announced by the President of the Russian Federation, Valdimir V. Putin, in the presence of Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and…
The legislative process in the Cayman Islands
Article by Shelley White and Joanne Verbiesen Taken from Cayman Finance The Cayman Islands’ position as a top international financial centre is facilitated not only by its income tax-free status, but also by the Islands’ history of political and economic…
Local contractors and CUC focus on safety around electricity
Over 100 Contractors from around Grand Cayman were reminded recently that “doing any job safely is an integral component of doing it well.” The group attended the first annual Caribbean Utilities Company’s Contractor/Subcontractor Health, Safety and Environment Workshop which was…
Court orders Amazon to reveal identities of negative reviewers
By Chris Morran From Consumerist While courts have held that companies have to prove an online review is libelous before it can be forcibly deleted, there is still a question about whether anonymous review-writers have a right to remain unnamed….
William Hague quits as foreign secretary in UK cabinet reshuffle
From BBC William Hague has stood down as foreign secretary and will stay in the cabinet as Leader of the Commons, Downing Street has said. Mr Hague is to leave Parliament at the 2015 general election after 26 years as…
Lord Blencathra apologises for breaking Lords code of conduct
By Andrew Sparrow From The Guardian David Maclean, who now sits in the Lords as Lord Blencathra, the former Home Office minister and Tory chief whip, has been ordered to apologise to the Lords for breaching the House’s code of…
