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Work continues at Dominica’s international airport as facilities to support the main construction are being built at the site. In an interview quoted by the Associate Times, the CEO of International Airport Development Company Samuel Johnson said that as soon as the equipment from China arrived last June, construction on facilities such as cement mixing and lab testing have been in the works. “So today, the work is happening in finalizing of the batch plant site where you have concrete […]

WASHINGTON, USA – Dina, a three-year old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) explosives detection canine at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), is the winner of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2023 Cutest Canine Contest. Last week, TSA held a nationwide social media contest on Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook, where the public voted for the agency’s “cutest canine” from among four agency finalists. TSA handlers from airports across the country initially nominated the dog candidates. TSA employees then voted […]

By Maria Atamanchuk, Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Ezequiel Cabezon, Tigran Poghosyan and Selim Cakir Inflation has remained stubbornly high, exceeding central banks’ targets in most Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries. Inflation rates are volatile, due to the large share of food and imported products in the consumption basket. The surge in the price of these products in 2022 and currency depreciations had strong effects in some CCA countries, but even excluding energy and monetary policy can tame inflation, inflation remains high in the region. Other factors, […]

– Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud launches the Master Plan for logistics centers RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, prime minister and chairman of the supreme committee for transport and logistics services launched the master plan for logistics centers, which aims to further develop the infrastructure of the logistics sector in the Kingdom, diversify the local economy, and strengthen the position of the Kingdom as a […]

“Politicking, an unrestrained, unheeding, struggle for purely particular interests, unadulterated ambition, fanaticism of every conceivable kind, new and unprecedented varieties of robbery, the rise of different mafias; and a prevailing lack of tolerance, understanding, taste, moderation, and reason.” (Václav Havel, ‘Summer Meditations ‘ 1992). Dear Sir I was aghast when I heard that to critique one’s country’s government is to be considered “an enemy of the State.” This is threatening, and more so coming from a minister serving in a […]

The solutions will test the potential of new technologies to create new local markets using waste and underutilized resources. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Invest Puerto Rico (InvestPR), the island’s business attraction organization, in strategic partnership with Newlab, a renowned center of invention based in Brooklyn, NY, will establish an innovative project to convert unmanaged or landfilled items, such as sargassum seaweed, plastics and tires, into new value-added products. The island is grappling with an unprecedented waste crisis, with 29 operating landfills and more […]

UN NEWS—Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC. “I used to transport sugar from Malawi,” said an anonymous driver, who was arrested for migrant trafficking. “In 2016, I had to wait for several days at a border crossing in Tanzania for customs checks. I was approached by a man who offered me a lot of money to […]

The Caribbean islands are essentially a microcosm of the challenges we’re all facing. This is according to the founding director of Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, Stephen E. Flynn—as cited by a recent report by The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)—and therefore, world leaders must begin paying attention to the region. Compared to the rest of the world, the Caribbean contains several small island developing states (SIDS) that “face unique financial constraints that increase their vulnerability to climate-induced economic shocks.” The […]

– The following is an article written by Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw, Chief of Defence Support and Logistics (CDLS), part of Strategic Command. Lt Gen Wardlaw was appointed as the first CDLS in 2019 and since then has developed, cohered and assured the support function for Defence. Strategic Command continually delivers impactful capabilities for Defence, deployable at a time and place of our choosing. Embracing green and sustainable technologies is a critical part of this. – When talking to Russia’s […]