SELLING Northern Ireland as an investment location to international companies and helping firms in the Province increase their export sales and target new markets is a key element of growing the local economy.
In today’s fast changing global economy, it has become increasingly important to provide the right business conditions to ensure that Northern Ireland remains [...]
Business Opportunities ndustry body CII will send a 10-member delegation to Portugal and Spain to explore business opportunities and find ways for strengthening the economic and bilateral relations.
During its seven-day tour, the delegation would meet business leaders and senior government officials in Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona, CII said in a statement today.
In Lisbon, the delegation [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union today sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for refusing to turn over thousands of public documents in their possession detailing the deaths of immigration detainees held in U.S. custody.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. [...]
Reed Elsevier, the UK-listed publisher, has delayed the posting of the information memorandum on its Reed Business Information (RBI) division because it is still finalising its financing package, sources close to the situation told dealReporter.
Reed Elsevier wants to offer staple finance to prospective buyers, and so far, JPMorgan is at the most advanced stages of [...]
A top official in the Department of Finance has admitted it is unsatisfactory that some information his officials require to make a decision over the Maze development has not been made available.
Mr O’Reilly told assembly members “We can say to departments, as we have said, the information and the way it’s been presented looks unsatisfactory, [...]
POPULAR cook show host Kylie Kwong may be hampered by communication problems with her relatives in China but she easily found the way to their hearts – through their tummies.
The fourth-generation Australian Chinese, who confesses to feeling “terribly embarrassed†by her inability to speak Cantonese or Mandarin with her clansmen, was glad to redeem herself [...]
Prior to the tomato-linked salmonella outbreak, food-related illness and recalls that have affected Bay Staters in recent years include:
Beef shipped across the country, including to 112 Massachusetts schools, was recalled in February after the U.S. Department of Agriculture learned employees of Hallmark/Westland Meat in California were videotaped using a fork lift and electronic prod to [...]
After a decade of working abroad, designer Karishma Krishna will make her debut at this year’s MTN Durban Fashion Week.
Krishna, 33, of Verulam, who returned to her home town this year, will show her latest range, An Enlightened State of Zen, at fashion week.
“My colours are bold and fused with pastel shades, and my inspiration [...]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell failed to turn up as scheduled at a runway show in Brazil on Saturday, apparently after her plans were upset by a conviction the day before for assaulting police officers at Heathrow airport in April.
Campbell, 38, had been scheduled to appear on the catwalk at the Sao Paulo Fashion Show for the [...]
An inquiry into the affordability of food in light of global price rises is to take place, the Scottish Government has announced.
The move is one of a range of measures unveiled as Scotland moves towards its first national policy for food and drink.
Top chef Martin Wishart will lead a campaign to improve the quality and [...]
