Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, is creating up to 500 new jobs in the Scottish Highlands as part of a plan that will see Inverness become one of the multinational company’s prime global centres of excellence for advanced IT. The development is strongly supported by the Scottish [...]
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First Minister Alex Salmond is to attend Scotland Week in New York for the first time in five years. The First Minister last attended Scotland Week in 2008 and is returning this year to promote Scotland on the world stage through business and tourism engagements, as well as fulfil invitations to undertake a number of [...]
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Buchanan Bespoke has been manufacturing bespoke, semi-bespoke and made-to-order footwear on the banks of the River Clyde since the late 1920′s, Our team of master shoemakers create luxury footwear using the finest leathers from Italy, materials sourced in the UK and quality leather soles, with every process in the manufacture taking place at our Scottish worshop. We [...]
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With the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the Commonwealth Games, Ryder Cup and other events Homecoming 2014, there are some great opportunities for pipe bands and individual players from all over the World to take part. Homecoming 2014 – you’re invited! If you are planning a band or individual trip to Scotland in [...]
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Barra Airport has recently been named as the second most stunning airport approach in the world. Private air charter Private Fly had compiled a list of 32 unusual airport approaches around the globe for travel fans and pilots to vote as the best to land on. The tiny Barra airstrip in the Outer Hebrides, which [...]
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The “Visit Scotland” tourism campaign recently recruited two adorable new ambassadors to help promote the Year of Natural Scotland. The tourism board is enticing visitors to Scotland by showcasing Scotland’s natural and historic beauty — its rolling green hills, rocky shorelines, and historic castles. But these two cuties, posing in their “winter woolies,” are [...]
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The National Museum of Scotland have discovered what could be the World’s earliest tartan, on a fragment of a bronze that once formed part of a Roman statue depicting a captured Caledonian warrior wearing tartan trews! The statue was erected around 1800 years ago. It is the earliest depiction of tartan in history. The bronze [...]
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Scots cycling legend Graeme Obree aims to smash the world land speed record with a new “super bike” – built from parts of a Teflon cooking pot. The 47-year-old’s latest invention – dubbed The Beastie – was designed and built in the kitchen of his one-bedroom flat in Saltcoats, Ayrshire. He set two world hour [...]
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Take part in the 9th Scotland 10k Run in Central Park, NYC, organised by the New York Road Runners and sponsored by the Scottish Government on April 7th 2012. Start the week with a healthy start! Events Diary
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A 700-year-old letter believed to have once been in the possession of William Wallace has returned to Scotland. The letter has been held in England since being discovered in the Tower of London in the 1830s. It is now on long-term loan to the National Records of Scotland after an agreement was reached with The [...]
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A rare copy of the Declaration of Arbroath has been gifted to the US National Archives by the Culture and External Affairs Secretary. In recognition of the historical connections between the American Declaration of Independence and Scotland’s most treasured document, a limited edition print of the Declaration of Arbroath was today presented by Fiona Hyslop [...]
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Statement by Secretary Clinton On the Occasion of Scotland’s St. Andrew’s Day On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Scotland as you celebrate St. Andrew’s Day this November 30. In Caledonian Societies and Scottish clubs from New York to Chicago, across America [...]
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