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Cape Verde’s Atlantic Technical University (Universidade Técnica do Atlântico – UTA) is next month (October 1) opening a new travel industry-focused institute, offering new degrees in tourism management and promotion and civil aviation management.

This new Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Tourism (Instituto Superior de Aeronáutica e Turismo – ISAT) will operate within the public university in premises on the island of Sal, one of the smallest of this archipelago country.…

The Ghanaian government has welcomed an “unprecedented increase” in cocoa prices in the 2023/24 season of 129.36% year-on-year as the market responded to production declines worldwide – costing chocolate manufacturers dear. Ghana’s food and agriculture minister Bryan Acheampong said Ghanaian cocoa prices had risen from Ghanaian Cedi GHS20,928/tonne (USD1,325) and GHS1,308 (USD82.80) per 64kg bag in September 2023 to GHS48,000/tonne (USD3,030) or GH3,000 (USD190) per 64kg bag as the season wrapped last month (September 2024).…

In a “scary” world that is moving faster, adhesive businesses should assess opportunities to innovate, focusing on their “your sense of timing”, innovation expert Peter Hinssen told participants in the FEICA 2024 European Adhesive & Sealant Conference. Speaking in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, Hinssen, partner at consultancy nexxworks, told members of the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry (FEICA) companies should not wait until they are at their peak or past it, to reinvent themselves: “That doesn’t work anymore.…

Profiling fraudsters can hone anti-fraud responses, helping investigators short-list likely suspects for detailed evaluation – and with profiling research and experience expanding, the effectiveness of such approaches is sharpening.

Forensic accountant and fraud examiner Dave Oswald, who runs Canadian anti-fraud consultancy Forensic Restitution (1), said: “Fraudster profiling can provide valuable insights into the minds of those who commit these crimes, helping law enforcement agencies and organizations to prevent, detect, and respond to fraudulent activity.”…

Romania uncovered EUR419 million’s worth of fraud associated with European Union (EU) spending programmes in 2023, detailed reports issued by the European Commission have revealed. The major spike in swindles, far above levels reported by other EU member states, were inflated especially by two sets of swindles associated with the EU Cohesion Fund, the bloc’s main regional development scheme, each accounting for around EUR168 million (2).…

With the global commodities market valued at USD121.2 trillion in 2024 and expected to generate USD136.8 trillion in 2029 (1), the scope for fraudsters to make money from this sector is vast. German statistical service Statista notes that commodities sales have latent augmentation, given that it all includes emissions trading systems expanding worldwide, along with energy products, food and drink, precious and industrials metals and more.…

Cybercrime has spanned national borders as it has increased exponentially in recent years. However, despite often being carried out in multiple jurisdictions that require a coordinated multinational response, tackling such crime has been hampered by the lack of international cooperation. Paul Cochrane reports.…

Amid growing calls for higher performance adhesives to drive forward the renewable energy sector, their ability to extend the life of equipment and aid in their dismantling are proving just as valuable.

Indeed, a key research focus is on such adhesives’ debonding qualities.…

The international can manufacturing and filling industry is continuing to face increasing regulatory pressure regarding certain food contact chemicals, which while protecting cans against corrosion, may also harm consumer health and the environment.

Dubbed by environmental groups as ‘forever chemicals’ because they take so long to degrade, these substances include bisphenols, phthalates and PFAS (per and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances).…

The Canadian automobile industry has welcomed the planned imposition of Canada’s planned 100% tariffs on Chinese BEV imports, saying it will give the sector breathing space to set up a comprehensive BEV supply chain. This follows the Canadian and Ontario governments sinking Canadian dollars CAD52.5 billion (USD39 billion) into creating a mining-to-assembly BEV industry in Canada.…