On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to the residents of Puerto Rico. But 101 years later, the federal government, by abandoning the island in the wake of a crippling debt crisis and an even more devastating hurricane, is treating Puerto Ricans like citizens in name only. Washingtons failure…
DetailsEXCLUSIVE MINING has disturbed a whopping 220,000 hectares of Queensland land, yet just 550ha or 0.25 per cent has been properly rehabilitated. Government data shows just 18,000ha, eight per cent, of the 220,000ha total has been “progressively rehabilitated”. For scale, the proposed Adani mega-mine is expected to disturb 28,000ha that will need to be rehabilitated…
DetailsBuilders are being urged not to take on more than they can manage as Hawke’s Bay’s building boom continues apace, after the collapse of one of the region’s major building names. Latest statistics show resource consent was granted for 42 new homes in Hawke’s Bay in January, eight more than the same month last year.…
DetailsROHNERT PARK, Calif., March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The benefits of having a college degree, not the least of which include increased earnings potential for college graduates, have been well-documented. First-generation students may be especially excited to see increased earnings in their future and to experience that social mobility. However, because of the high costs…
DetailsWASHINGTON Low-Earth-orbit satellite fleet operator Globalstar is meeting with telecom regulators around the world in an effort to globally authorize some of its satellite spectrum for mobile broadband services. Jay Monroe, Globalstars chairman and CEO, said Feb. 22 that the company has met with regulators in more than 30 countries to gain approval for terrestrial…
DetailsThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared troubled wealth firm Beaufort Securities Limited (BSL) and sister company Beaufort Asset Clearing Services Limited (BACSL) insolvent. The high court has appointed Russell Downs, Douglas Nigel Rackham and Dan Yoram Schwarzmann of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as joint administrators of BSL and special administrators of BACSL after an urgent application…
DetailsNEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced the indictment of six people and four corporate defendants, including London-based brokerage Beaufort Securities Ltd, over their alleged roles in international securities fraud and money laundering schemes totaling more than $50 million. U.S. announces 10 indictments in international fraud scheme The U.S. Securities…
DetailsFILE PHOTO: The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington Thomson Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced the indictment of six people and four corporate defendants, including London-based brokerage Beaufort Securities Ltd, over their alleged roles in international securities fraud and money laundering schemes totaling more than…
DetailsThe British division of toy store chain Toys R Us has filed for bankruptcy, endangering more than 3,200 jobs. The chain’s American and Canadian stores were already declared bankrupt last year. Restart Toys R Us operates 105 stores in the United Kingdom and employs more than 3,200 people. The stores will remain open for the time being,…
DetailsBrazil’s embattled infrastructure conglomerate Odebrecht is preparing a corporate restructuring, paving the way for its units to sell shares via public … Subscriber-Only Content BNamericas develops thousands of news articles, analyses and features every month, always concentrating on how to make or save money in Latin American business. Unique ContentUp-to-the-minute and field-proven industry news in…
Details