Sure to acquire Jersey Data Centre and Cloud Services provider Foreshore
Sure, the Channel Islands communications provider is pleased to announce that Sure (Jersey) Limited is set to acquire 100% of the shareholding in Foreshore, the pioneering data centre and cloud services provider. The acquisition is taking place for an undisclosed…
BF&M records $25.2m profit for 2013
By Don Burgess, Deputy Editor BDA Sun BF&M has reported a profit for 13 straight years after recording net income of $25.2m for 2013. Shareholders’ net income for the comparative period of 2012 was $21.9 million. President and CEO, John…
Spice and splendor mark the official opening celebration of Sandals LaSource Grenada
APRIL 29, 2014 – SANDALS RESORTS – CEO With the sound of conch shell blowers calling revelers to the party, Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa marked its official grand opening at a lavish celebration last night. The resort, which…
New LIAT CEO takes office
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, April 22, 2014 – The newly appointed CEO of LIAT – The Caribbean Airline – arrived from the United Kingdom on Sunday with a promise to listen to staff to determine how to improve the regional carrier….
8 things companies have said that sounded like April Fool’s jokes but sadly weren’t
By Chris Morran From Consumerist In spite of the National Pork Council’s best legal efforts, one can still buy canned unicorn meat from ThinkGeek.com. For the calendar-challenged, we’ll point out that today is April 1, meaning the Internet is full…
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SL Anti-Corruption Commissioner says prosecution powers needed Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Joseph Kamara, said last Friday (24) at the University College of the Cayman Islands conference that his country has given its anti-corruption commission all the powers of an independent…
Reinsurance firm [in Cayman Islands] with Tampa ties prepares to go public
By Margie Manning from Tampa Bay Business Journal Oxbridge RE Holdings Limited plans to raise up to $25.5 million in an initial public offering. Oxbridge, based in the Cayman Islands, is a reinsurance firm with close ties to Tampa. For…
Small business relief package submitted to Government for consideration
The Chamber Council has written to the Ministry of Commerce recommending a series of cost reduction measures intended to provide immediate assistance to small businesses. The submission follows the public announcement by the Premier at the CEO conference on the…
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More Cubans arrive on Cayman Brac on route to Honduras A boat carrying nine Cuban immigrants arrived on Cayman Brac after their boat sprung a leak on Tuesday (11) The Cubans were on their way to Honduras and Cayman Islands…
WuXi PharmaTech purchases an Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing System
SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. ILMN -2.05% and WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. WX -0.89% , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today…