Boston bombings used as malware scam bait
By Elizabeth Palermo, TechNewsDaily Contributor for TechNewsDaily From mashable Just hours after the Boston Marathon bombings Monday, scammers were already using the tragedy to fuel their malware campaigns, according to a study by Romanian anti-virus firm Bitdefender. The study found…
China’s economic miracle may be over
By Dan Weil, Moneynews News that Chinese economic growth slid to 7.7 percent in the first quarter from 7.9 percent a quarter earlier may be a sign that the nation’s days of economic glory are over. Many industries are beginning…
Health City Cayman Islands commences construction
The construction for Phase One of Health City Cayman Islands [better known as The Shetty Hospital] has commenced construction and is on schedule with first patients expected to check in to the 140-bed hospital in early 2014. The concrete is…
Six T&T pairs for NORCECA tourney
By Shammi Kowlessar After fielding just one pair in each of the first two tournaments in this year’s NORCECA (North, Central America and the Caribbean) Beach Volleyball Tour, Trinidad and Tobago will be represented by as many as six teams…
Herbalife unlikely to get auditor before investor meeting
By Duane D. Stanford & Chris Burritt – Bloomberg Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) said it isn’t likely to hire an outside auditor before it holds its annual shareholder meeting next week, to replace KPMG LLP which resigned after saying a partner…
Cayman Captive Industry Launches New Brand at RIMS 2013
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Apr 19, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Cayman Islands captive insurance industry has launched a new brand to promote its integrity and transparency in international markets with the tagline “Cayman Islands. Clearly Better Business.” Using images…
Catalfumo, BBX Capital legal war enters bankruptcy court
Paul Brinkmann, Reporter- South Florida Business Journal Palm Beach County developer Daniel Catalfumo has accused BankAtlantic successor BBX Capital of “wasteful scorched earth litigation tactics” in an unusual bankruptcy filing. According to the bankruptcy documents, BBX has “sued 50 persons…
Edinburgh Zoo pandas: Artificial insemination carried out on Tian Tian
BBC Artificial insemination has been carried out on Edinburgh Zoo’s female giant panda Tian Tian. The zoo said panda specialists performed the procedure in the early hours of the morning. Despite the male panda, Yang Guang, having shown “consistently encouraging…
London Marathon: Runners and crowds mark Boston attack
BBC Tens of thousands of runners have taken part in the London Marathon, many with black ribbons on their vests in honour of the victims of the Boston bombings. A record 700,000 spectators lined the streets as the 36,000 runners…
China quake: Rescuers reach remote damaged villages
BBC Chinese rescue teams have reached some of the most remote areas of Sichuan province hit by Saturday’s powerful earthquake, state media report. The rescuers have been travelling on foot into Baoxing County because of the damage to roads in…
