Iceland must comply with EU rules if it is to join the club
by Stephen Tindale The EU should not lower its standards on whaling or fisheries whatever the economic rewards might be of allowing Iceland to join the European club – argues think-tank Iceland is the world’s longest-running democracy. At a time…
Guitar Company Admits To Using Illegal Rainforest Wood
By Lloyd Alter, TreeHugger A year ago, John covered the raid on Gibson Guitars, where the US Fish and Wildlife Service suspected that the company was guilty of violations of the Lacey Act, which prohibits the importation of threatened woods…
O2Micro Expands Portfolio of Highly-Integrated DC/DC Controllers
OZ8321 and OZ8322 DC/DC Controllers Extend Battery Life, Improve Efficiency and Are Compliant With AMD’s SVI2 Specification for Notebook Computer Applications O2Micro(R) International Limited OIIM +2.30% , a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits…
OCG Secures 100% QCA Report Submission Compliance Rate from Country’s Public Bodies – Commends but Challenges Public Body Heads
Kingston, Jamaica; August 8, 2012 – The rigidly enforced Zero Tolerance Policy of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), which was first introduced in October 2006 by Contractor General Greg Christie to combat Public Bodies which were refusing to…
Jamaica can be Proud of Heritage and Achievements – General Powell
Former United States (US) Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, says Jamaica can be proud of its heritage and numerous achievements, despite the problems facing the country. “Keep believing in yourself; keep believing in the strength of your society and…
Is this what should happen to ALL bankers?
A friend pointed this story to me and I am amazed I did not hear about it before. Do you remember the 2008-2012 Icelandic financial crisis that involved the collapse of three of the country’s major commercial banks. Background In…
Rescue needed in darkness at U.S. Antarctic station
By Josh Levs, CNN A medical emergency was under way Wednesday at the largest research station in Antarctica, the hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Someone needs to be evacuated from McMurdo Station in the dead of the Antarctic winter,…
Loud is best?
BY Paul McGowan of PS Audio So what is it about people that makes us want to turn the volume up on anything we hear that we like? Is that your experience as well? If I am in the car…
Expats Have Killed The Cayman Island’s First Direct Income Tax
By David McFadden The Cayman Islands is scrapping a plan to impose a direct income tax on thousands of expatriates working in the British Caribbean territory that is famed as a no-tax financial center. Premier McKeeva Bush issued a terse…
The Chamber replaces Business Expo with new and improved Cayshop event!
The Chamber of Commerce is launching a new business event called Cayshop. Always looking to improve our events and programmes we have taken a long and hard look at the Business Expo and decided after 20 years it is in…
