New school takes shape with steel

A UK steel industry backed project to rebuild a hurricane-hit primary school is nearing completion in the Caribbean. Dorset-based John Reid & Sons Ltd (REIDsteel) is leading a consortium of UK businesses which have joined forces to help reconstruct the Enis Adams Primary School on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. They are Tata Steel, National Tube Stockholders, Joseph Ash … Read More

Dorset business helps disaster fund

A Dorset business has donated £500 to help the people on the Caribbean island of Dominica after the devastating hurricanes. Douch Family Funeral Directors has close ties to the island and Chairman Peter Douch made the donation while visiting the region. While Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean and US have received much media coverage, Dominica has been … Read More

British firm to launch hub in Caribbean

A leading international cyber-security company is to open a hub in the Caribbean and has identified the island of St Lucia as its preferred location. Computer Network Defence (CND) is headquartered in Bath, England, and through its free online Security Wizardry Radar Page assists all the world’s major national security agencies. It has offices on the Isle of Man and … Read More