Technology in action at Labelexpo Europe 2015
Whether you’re choosing machinery or materials, it is vital you feel confident about your decisions. The best way to do this is to see all the options together in one place. Come to Labelexpo Europe 2015 and hear the noise…
The dangers of allowing country leaders introduce their children and family into government and official positions
By Peter Binose When PM Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines started to involve his family into Vincention politics, I must admit it worried me considerably, still does. He has made his cousin Julian Francis year after year…
Cayman Islands joins in Regional Ebola Simulation Exercise
Health professionals and other stakeholders from the Cayman Islands and 12 other regional countries recently took part in a table top exercise on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on 13-14 July 2015. Local participants included 24 members of the multi -disciplinary…
Ardan ties with RL360° for platform-ready offshore bonds
By Daniel Flynn From International Adviser Isle of Man-based Ardan International has partnered with life company RL360° to allow advisers to manage investments held within RL360’s PIMS portfolio bond through its international platform for the first ever time. So far,…
Baroness Amos: I was taken aback when I found out I was the first black female head of a university
By Jonathan Wynne-Jones From The Guardian The honour Baroness Amos feels as she prepares to take over a top London college is tempered by dismay that only 85 out of 18,500 UK professors are black Making history as the first…
Embryo case could break new ground
By Marisa Kendall, from The Recorder With her eyes scrunched closed, her voice so shaky that the judge at times checked the transcript to make sure the pivotal testimony was being recorded, Dr. Mimi Lee told the story of the…
The business case for the Carbon Tax
By Julie Fox Gorte from Caribbean Life History offers a great many examples of individuals, groups and societies that lived too much in the moment and compromised longer term prosperity — or in some cases (think Easter Island) even survival….
[US] Stalking law does not cover email addresses, Judge says
By Joel Stashenko, from New York Law Journal A woman’s work email address does not equate to a “place of employment or business,” and thus her ex-girlfriend could not have stalked her by sending unwanted messages to the account, a…
Family ‘optimistic’ after Bush 41 falls, breaks neck bone
From USA Today, (USA TODAY) Former President George H. W. Bush has broken a bone in his neck after a fall in his home in Kennebunkport, Me., and remains hospitalized in Maine, his spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed via Twitter. Granddaughter…
China: We are preparing for ‘high-level’ talks with Japan
Reuters From Business Insider China is preparing for “high-level political dialogue” with Japan, China’s top diplomat told the head of Japan’s National Security Council on Thursday, fueling speculation of a leaders’ summit as early as September. Sino-Japanese ties, long bedeviled…
