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State Sen. Steven Bradford Helps Launch AltaSeads Conservancy LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Standing at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) presented a ceremonial check of $1 million to highlight the federal monies she secured to fund postsecondary, ocean-based research and equipment aimed at finding solutions to climate change. The funding from Congress’ 2023 Omnibus Budget Agreement will support additional research at the cutting edge, 35-acre campus that has become a home for top […]

ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#USFoods–US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) today announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Renzi Foodservice, a broadline distributor located in Watertown, New York. The transaction closed today, July 7, 2023. The acquisition enables US Foods to further expand its reach into central upstate New York where the company does not have a distribution center. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. To learn more about the Renzi Foodservice acquisition, please view the company’s […]

DANDRIGA Belize – More than 49,000 residents, including 3,000 daily road users now have access to the improved Coastal Highway which has been transformed from an unpaved, gravel road to a modern, climate-resilient corridor along the East coast of Belize. This US$78 million upgrade is a partnership between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the government of the United Kingdom, and the government of Belize under the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF). An Inauguration Ceremony was held today at the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – After eight years, heads of state and government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the EU will gather in Brussels on 17 and 18 July 2023 for the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit. This Summit is a key political milestone to reinvigorate and strengthen the bi-regional partnership between the two regions. The meeting will be co-chaired by the president of the European Council, Charles Michel and prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, […]

By Joseph Guyler C. Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, (HCNN) – Thousands of Haitian workers alongside their Dominican colleagues have resumed work (this week), following recent violent incidents, which caused several deaths and provoked a total stoppage of production activities in a Haitian-Dominican free zone facility, operating near the border between the two countries, which share the very same Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The CODEVI industrial park (from its French appellation ‘Compagnie Development Industrie’) employs close to 20,000 people some 98 percent […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan, (Taiwan Today) – Labor minister Hsu Ming-chun met with French officials and executives July 4 in Paris to seek expanded cooperation on labor-related issues with the EU member state, according to the ministry of labor. During her meeting with French senate vice president Alain Richard, who also chairs the Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, Hsu said the government is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the rights of immigrant workers despite their small percentage of the population. The minister […]

By Tony Deyal Did you hear the story of the man who had the great honour of being crushed by a steamroller? He was flattered. In one sense, his problem was that he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This is because one proverb insists that “Flattery will get you nowhere”. However, sexy “Mae” West, the actress, knew from experience that, “flattery will get you everywhere.” George Bernard Shaw, the Irish Playwright, saw it from the male viewpoint: “What […]

USA / THE BAHAMAS – The IV Inter-American meeting of ministers and high-level authorities on sustainable development will be held in The Bahamas and will focus on the threat of climate change. The Caribbean country and the OAS General Secretariat signed the agreement on the event today, in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in Washington, DC. OAS secretary-general Luis Almagro stressed that collective action by the region is crucial to address the challenges of climate […]

TORONTO, Canada – Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development, job creation and trade, issued the following statement on today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada showing jobs in Ontario increased by 55,800 in June 2023. “Ontario is once again leading the nation in job creation with more than 700,000 jobs created across the province since June 2018. All job gains last month were full-time employment. Our government continues to promote Ontario as the top destination for investment, and companies are […]