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BERMUDA / ENGLAND – AALTO HAPS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter a strategic partnership with Paradise Mobile, the Bermuda-based Mobile Network Operator, to partner on introducing HAPS-based solutions to the region. Paradise Mobile will have access to AALTO’s solutions when the company rolls out commercial services in 2024 to enable Paradise Mobile to provide services to subscribers within the vast coverage areas that HAPS can provide. In addition, HAPS solutions can serve to augment coverage during […]

UN NEWS—In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and mutually reinforcing cycle of… crises”, and urged deployment of an international force to assist the National Police in combating gang violence. The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like those encircling the capital, blocking main roads and controlling access to water, food, health […]

By Caribbean News Global TORONTO, Canada – It is with little amplification that facts and figures continue to ensure a democratic and free country, Taiwan’s critical role in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), strategic initiative. In a recent communique on the Benefits of Taiwan to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami (TECO), Director-General Charles Chi-Yu Chou, outlined two fundamental facts and illustrated one IPEF pledge that points to “flexible and inclusive” why Taiwan’s inclusion […]

– UNWTO further strengthened its cooperation with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean as it brought together public and private sector leaders to advance investments in the tourism sector. QUINTO, Ecuador – Against the backdrop of the meeting of its 68th Regional Commission for the Americas in Quito, Ecuador, UNWTO hosted the seminar on Sustainable Investments to explore the main challenges and opportunities around this topic in the region. Tourism investments: A defining priority The latest data from UNWTO […]

From the canvas to the court, two philanthropists with Memphis ties to be honored for outstanding achievements in advancing lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the release dated June 28, 2023, the second paragraph has been revised and should read: Derek Fordjour: Born in Memphis in 1974 to parents of Ghanaian heritage, Fordjour described growing up and playing on the grounds near the St. Jude campus adjacent to St. Joseph Hospital, where his dad was […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of an Optima Dermatology clinic for $9.3 million. The property is located in a retail corridor in New Hampshire and is occupied under a corporate, triple net lease with approximately 15 years of term remaining. The transaction was priced at a 7.0% cap […]

– Staff Monitored Programs (SMPs) are informal arrangements  between national authorities and IMF staff to monitor the authorities’ economic program. As such, they do not entail endorsement by the IMF executive board. SMP Staff reports are issued to the board for information. The Haitian authorities and the IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on a new 9-month Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) covering the period June 2023-March 2024. Building on progress achieved under the previous SMP which was satisfactorily concluded in May […]

By ECCB BASSETERRE, St Kitts – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) published its annual report and financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2023, recorded a net loss of $54.5 million for the 2022-2023 financial year, a $5.4 million increase over the previous financial year. The deteriorated performance was largely driven by significant losses on foreign investment securities as interest rates in the United States rose dramatically from near zero over the financial year. The Governor of the […]

LONDON, England – The United Kingdom and Singapore are committed to lead new advances on government use of data and new technologies, with two new agreements to deepen research and regulatory cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreements were signed during UK deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden’s first international visit since his appointment last year, during his meeting with Singapore’s minister Josephine Teo. They were agreed between the UK’s department for science, innovation and technology and Singapore’s ministry of communications […]