Caribbean officials meet to improve food security and others
Caribbean Plant Health Officials Meet to Discuss Strategies to Improve Food Security, Expand Agricultural Trade, and Protect Plant Resources in the Region (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is viewing the Third International Meeting on Small…
It looks like Scotland will have to risk defaulting on its debt to get independence
By Jim Edwards From Business Insider Monday night’s Scottish independence referendum debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling raised the scariest question for voters leaning toward a Yes vote: Does Scotland have the courage to face down the Bank of…
Caribbean journalist, consultant John Collins dies at 80
By Doreen Hemlock From Caribbean Business John Collins, a journalist and consultant whose love and knowledge of the Caribbean made him a sought-after reference for the region for decades, died Aug. 11 in Puerto Rico. He was 80. Collins died…
Banks are planning a massive double exit from the UK if it votes to leave the EU
By Jim Edwards From Business Insider International banks are making contingency plans for a massive exit from Britain if the country ever votes to leave the European Union in a referendum, the Financial Times reports. Bank of America Merrill Lynch,…
How an algorithm detected the Ebola outbreak a week early, and what it could do next
By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic HealthMap is a data mapping tool that detects and tracks diseases across the world. The system discovered the Ebola virus outbreak nine days before any health organization did. The Ebola outbreak has spread incredibly fast….
Millennials’ inability to commit to monogamous fast food relationships is hurting McDonald’s
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist While it would be great for companies if all consumers agreed to go steady with just one of its suitors, choosing say, one fast food restaurant above all the rest and devoting themselves entirely…
Billy the kid is seeking his happy ever after, could it be with you?
From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts< [email protected] > Billy the kid is seeking his forever family! We are sending this appeal out for Billy the kid! Billy is currently in a wonderful foster home through the Humane Society. He…
Maybank PE leads Series D Financing for YPX Cayman Holdings
SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — YPX Cayman Holdings Co. (“the Company” or “YPX”), a leading quick service restaurant company headquartered in Shanghai, announced today the closing of its series D financing round of USD 25M. MAM PE Asia Fund…
Indian scientists find a ‘wonder herb’ in the high Himalayas
From The Siasat Daily In the high hostile peaks of the Himalayas where sustaining life is a challenge in itself, Indian scientists say they have found a “wonder herb” which can regulate the immune system, help adapt to the mountain…
Fever after a trip to the Caribbean? Think of chikungunya
By Aser Garcia Rada and Laura Reques Sastre From BMJ In Spain we are beginning to attend to a growing number of suspected cases of chikungunya—a disease most of us have never faced before—among patients coming from the Caribbean region….
