St Vincent’s Argyle airport update
Peter Binose From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Friday June 13, 2014 – I have visited the airport three times every week during the last two months. Recently I watched with my new ‘Sunagor 30- 160X70 binoculars’ from the base of…
Sun emits 3 powerful X-Class solar flares in 2 Days
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Starting on June 10, the sun emitted a series of powerful solar flares, known as “X-Class” flares, which were observed in brilliant colors by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The flares erupted from the left side…
Supreme Court allows false-advertising suit against Coca-Cola
By Brent Kendall From Wall Street Journal Beverage Giant Faces Claims by Pom Wonderful over Pomegranate-Flavored Juice WASHINGTON—During oral arguments this spring, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy led sharp questioning on whether Coca-Cola Co. KO -0.33% ‘s marketing of a…
Taking action to reduce carbon pollution at the state, local, and tribal level
By David Agnew, Mike Boots From The Whitehouse Blog This morning [June 2 2014], the Obama administration put forward the first-ever plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Cutting carbon emissions will help prevent up to 6,500 premature deaths…
Technology, globalisation and a level playing field
By Gonzalo Jalles, CEO, Cayman Finance Capital has become extremely movable. Technology and that ability to move at costs and speeds not imaginable 30 years ago has facilitated the ability of capital allocators to constantly seek the best return for…
Mobile app privacy: The hidden risks
By Christopher G. Cwalina, Richard Raysman and Steven B. Roosa, Holland & Knight LLP with PLC Intellectual Property & Technology From practicallaw.com A Practice Note discussing privacy considerations in the context of mobile applications (apps), including liability risks associated with…
Remittances to the Caribbean increased in 2013 – report
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday June 13, 2014, CMC – Caribbean countries benefitted from an increase in remittances last year according to figures released by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). The MIF, a member of the Inter-American Development…
How the ME’s ultra-wealthy are splashing money on purchasing a second citizenship
Citizenship schemes demand anything from $100,000 per individual, in the case of Dominica in the Caribbean, to up to five million Euros, in the case of Cyprus. Avenues to keep their assets secure. Citizenship schemes demand anything from $100,000 per…
500K women gave up their boob data to build this bra
By Sarah Buhr From Techcrunch True&Co, [https://trueandco.com] the e-commerce startup that aims to bring us the perfect fitting bra, took data from a million boobs to build its own line of intimates — in an effort to truly support your…
This photo is the clearest sign of an imminent Iraqi civil war
By Paul Szoldra and Michael B Kelley From Business Insider Iraqi Shiite tribal fighters deploy with their weapons while chanting slogans against the al-Qaida inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), to help the military, which defends the…
