WuXi PharmaTech announces appointment of Dr. Hua Mu to head Product Development Service and Partnership Business Unit
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. WX, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that Dr. Hua Mu has joined WuXi as Senior…
Galveston invests in design for new, third cruise terminal
By Heather Alexander, From Houston Chronicle The Port of Galveston has approved spending up to $100,000 on designs for a new, third cruise terminal which would allow the port to host more ships as the city’s cruise industry booms. The…
ACS official: Caribbean debt can cause fiscal crisis
By Raphael John-Lall From Guardian Media The heavy burden of debt in most Caribbean countries can have a negative effect on the region, Alberto Duran, Director of Trade of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) has warned. He said there…
Rumming around the Caribbean
By Baz Dreisinger The New York Times On the tropical rum trail in Jamaica, Barbados and Martinique “Care to kiss the ground?” The question came from Norman Murray, local sage and tour guide in the rural parish of St. Elizabeth,…
Indian surgeon known for Walmart-izing heart surgery brings affordable healthcare closer to Americans
By Saritha Rai, From Forbes Cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty of Bangalore-based Narayana Health, known for his pioneering low-cost healthcare innovations, has launched a 104-bed hospital this week in America’s backyard in Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. It is an…
Hedge Fund Association announces 2014/2015 board election results
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has announced the results of the 2014/2015 board of director’s election. HFA members in the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and the Cayman Islands elected 15 leaders to work on behalf of the global…
JetBlue strengthens in the Caribbean – Analyst Blog
From Before It’s News JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) continues to fortify its network in Central America with the introduction of a new non-stop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport to Piarco International Airport in Port of…
Japanese patent office issues patent for O2Micro’s Power Management invention
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Feb 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — O2Micro International Limited OIIM -2.09% , a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, announced that its Selector Circuit for Power…
TEDx Seven Mile Beach Grand Cayman coming April
TEDxSevenMileBeach is an independently organized TED event. On Thursday April 3, 2014 TEDxSevenMileBeach will feature a selection of storytellers and visionaries from the Cayman Islands and around the world, who will showcase their own ideas worth spreading, live to a…
Curator wanted for Central America and Caribbean
Independent Curators International (ICI) From e-flux 2014 Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean Application deadline: April 1, 2014 www.curatorsintl.org The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) and Independent Curators International (ICI) are pleased…
