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Spacefellowship (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Lesser Antilles island chain separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. Part of that island chain consists of the Virgin Islands, some governed by the United States, and some by the United Kingdom. Of the British Virgin Islands, the largest is Tortola, roughly 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide and 19 kilometers (14 miles) long. [...]
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
I had the honor of spending a few hours with Sir Richard Branson at his home in the British Virgin Islands. Since my return, the one question I've been asked is, "What Did You Learn From Richard Branson?"
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Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
U.S. Virgin Islands officials met with their British Virgin Islands counterparts recently to discuss the black smoke and toxic fumes that travel from a garbage incinerator on Tortola to the Coral Bay area of St. John.
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
November 30, 2009 (FinancialWire) China In-Focus news last week included (OTCBB: IMOT), (OTCBB: SBAY), (NASDAQ: JOBS) and others: China XD Plastics Agrees To $15.2 Million Private Placement: November 30, 2009 (FinancialWire) China XD Plastics Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CXDC), a Chinese developer, manufacturer, and distributor of modified plastics primarily for use in the automotive applications in China, said...
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
November 30, 2009 (FinancialWire) Financings news last week included (NASDAQ: JRCC), (NYSE: TRW), (NASDAQ: RTLX) and others: CECO Environmental Sells $10.8 Million Of Convertible Notes: November 30, 2009 (FinancialWire) CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE), a provider of industrial ventilation and pollution control systems, said it has closed a $10.8 million of 6% subordinated convertible promissory...
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Gadling (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Filed under: Travel Deals Forget cheerful sweaters or last minute meat and cheese logs from the local gas station. If you'd like to really surprise someone, give them the gift of sailing. Starting at $200, you can purchase a gift certificate for the Offshore Sailing School . Founded in 1964 by Olympic competitor Steve Colgate, the school has trained over 100,000 people how to sail. The Offshore Sailing...
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
November 30, 2009 (FinancialWire) SINA Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA), a Chinese online media firm, said that a subscription for ordinary shares by New-Wave Investment Holding company Ltd., under an agreement entered into between SINA and New-Wave in September, has been completed. New-Wave is a British Virgin Islands company established and controlled by Charles Chao, SINAs president and CEO, and other members...
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Nasa (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Acquired September 17, 2005, this true-color image shows Tortola, the largest of the British Virgin Islands. Also shown are Tortola’s smaller neighbors: Guana Island, Grand Camanoe, and Beef Island.
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Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Three private equity houses are investing $180 million in web portal Sina ( NSDQ: SINA ), one of China’s biggest online businesses, according to reports from Reuters.com and WSJ , citing sources. Sequoia Capital is joining with Chinese investment groups Fountainvest Partners and CITIC Capital to back a management-led purchase of 5.6 million new shares, worth 9.4 percent of the company. The new...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Sina Corp., an operator of Chinese language Web sites, said Friday it has completed the sale of 5.6 million shares for $180 million to a Virgin Islands holding company. New-Wave Investment Holding Co. Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, was established... British Virgin Islands - Caribbean - Guides and Directories - Government - Travel and Tourism
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
• Swede believes he is due multimillion-pound sum • Football League has reopened inquiries into club's ownership Sven-Goran Eriksson has demanded immediate payment of the multimillion-pound sum he claims he is owed from Swiss Commodity Holding under the terms of his recruitment by Notts County. The former England manager has been working as director of football at Meadow Lane since the British...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- SINA Corporation (Nasdaq: SINA), a leading online media company and mobile value-added service provider for China and the global Chinese communities, today announced that the subscription for ordinary shares by New-Wave Investment Holding Company Limited ("New-Wave"), pursuant to the agreement entered into between SINA and New-Wave in September 2009,...
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News From Nowhere (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
First the greeting - and that is to all my blogging friends in the United States : Happy Thanksgiving Day. One of the most enjoyable elements of blogging is being part of an international community : a United Nations of the keyboard. There is something rather pleasing about discovering the people, places, holidays and cultures of countries outside our immediate knowledge. Ah, if only blogging had have...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- All eyes of the extreme sports world will be on the British Virgin Islands in anticipation of the inaugural BVI Kite Jam, taking place March 1-5, 2010. Five days of inter-island events including flat water freestyle, waves, sliders and racing, plus A-list parties on some of the destination's top locales will serve to highlight the destination...
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Cheapflights.com Flight News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
When you think of remote islands you don't usually consider lobster shacks and ocean-side hotels, but in Anegada, the typical way of thinking is challenged. This little island - one of the British Virgin Islands' lesser known but nonetheless breathtaking...
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traimi | 22/09/2009
We like this time of the year because everything starts to “move” after the summer holiday: we have new auto shows such as the Frankfurt Motor Show but the most important thing is that every year we have a new Miss Tuning Calendar! This year, featured in the 2010 Miss Tuning Calendar is the 19 year old Martina Ivezaj who posed for Christian Holzknecht in the British Virgin Islands.