Provident eyes Rp 33.41 billion from rights issue
By Anggi M. Lubis, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Provident Agro, one of Indonesia’s publicly listed plantation companies, expects to raise about Rp 33.41 billion (US$2.87 million) from the company’s rights shares offering next month. According to the company’s statement published…
Lottery scam has enriched a few and destroyed the vulnerable
By Mark Wignall From Jamaica Observer It was in the late 1990s that someone first attempted a scam via e-mail with me. The e-mail said that I was selected in an Internet lottery and had won a two-week Caribbean cruise for…
Nigeria army ‘knows where Boko Haram are holding girls’
From BBC The Nigerian military says it know where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but will not attempt a rescue. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff said it was “good news for the parents,” although he admitted the military…
Caribbean pressures US to resolve Antigua gambling dispute
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday May 23, 2014, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has once again appealed to the United States to honour the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favour of Antigua…
Newspaper claims US uses jailed Caribbean migrants for cheap labour
From Jamaica Observer HOUSTON (CMC) –The New York Times newspaper says the United States federal government is relying on tens of thousands of Caribbean and other immigrants to provide essential labour even as Washington cracks down on illegal migration. The…
Cayman’s Economic Zone – is it the panacea for Indian tech companies that can’t get H1-b visas?
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (PRWEB) May 23, 2014 Extending its international reach into Asia and the thriving Indian Technology industry, Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) Cayman’s special economic zone, announced this week a business development consultancy partnership with Abhishek…
H1-B visas: Would lifting the cap really attract the ‘brightest and best’ to the US?
By Nick Heath From Tech Republic There needs to be a bigger discussion about whether H1-B visas are good for the tech industry and not just tech companies. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is baffled: perplexed at why…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Saving the CARICOM-Canada talks
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News PHOTO: Sir Ronald Sanders Negotiations between Canada and the 15 member-states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are now in danger of ending without result on June 30…
Beijing delegation for Invest Caribbean Now 2014
From Travel and Tour World A top level delegation comprising of officials from the Beijing government, the World Tourism Cities Federation, as well as the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development and China Daily, will travel to New York this…
OPINION: Financial crisis crossed out
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean has been through difficult economic times, but some experts suggest that the recession is over and we are emerging on the other side. Does your own bank account balance reflect…
