Chinese Consumers: Doing It Their Way
The Economist From Business Insider The market is growing furiously, but getting tougher for foreign firms In the heart of old Shanghai is a magnificent villa that serves as the workplace of Guo Jingming, a provocative young film-maker. “Tiny Times”,…
New CEO details goals for Caribbean hotel and tourism group
By Aldeth Lewin From Virgin Islands Daily News ST. THOMAS – The USVI Hotel and Tourism Association hosted its annual meeting Friday, and members got to hear from the new head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Jeff Vasser….
Caribbean urged to ban sale of high salt foods, high sugar beverages to children
From Caribbean360 According to a recent report, no CARICOM country has national policies or major initiatives aimed at reducing salt intake of the population which has been shown to reduce blood pressure which is a major problem among Caribbean people….
Automatic texts from Yahoo don’t violate ‘Do-Not-Call’ protection
By Saranac Hale Spencer, The Legal Intelligencer Yahoo’s system for automatically texting its users when their email accounts have received a new message doesn’t violate the federal law that protects consumers from unsolicited calls, a federal judge has ruled. U.S….
Secret Service: Hackers behind Target attack used specially designed, sophisticated malware
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist A House subcommittee that’s looking into the massive theft of Target customers’ personal and financial information heard from a Secret Service official who says that the hackers responsible had been preparing long and hard…
Yoga instructor training certification offered by Caribbean Yoga Retreat in Nassau, Bahamas in 2014
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat has recently announced its international Yoga Teacher training courses for May, 2014. For more information, visit http://sivanandabahamas.org/yoga-teacher-training.php Benefits of this program include: Live and study in a contemporary ashram for a…
I’d rather be eaten by a shark [in Cayman] than die old in an old people’s home”
From Metro UK Just so you know, Iggy Pop says: ‘I’d rather be eaten by a shark than die in an old people’s home’ Possibly the best quote you will have heard all week. The 66-year-old Stooges front man ‘seriously’…
Carey Olsen recognised by ‘Best Companies’ 2014
Offshore firm Carey Olsen, which has offices in the Cayman Islands, has achieved the Best Companies’ One Star Status in the 2014 annual engagement survey on their first application. Carey Olsen, with offices in the British Virgin Islands, Cape Town,…
Cayman Islands resort first Caribbean hotel to offer EV charge station
By Kevin Shereves, From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Reef Resort in Grand Cayman is now a part of the electric vehicle (EV) generation, becoming the first hotel in the Caribbean to offer a charge station…
Hardt commits U.S. support for Caribbean security
From Guyana Times … says CBSI reaping success in drug fight United States Ambassador to Guyana D Brent Hardt has said that while the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) programme has yielded overwhelming successes since its implementation in 2010, Washington…
