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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As previously announced, LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“LF II”) (NASDAQ: LFAC), entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) to enter into a business combination (the “Business Combination”) with a private company (the “LOI Target”) that meets LF II’s acquisition criteria and business strategy in February 2023. The LOI Target is a profitable US-based company in the packaging industry that serves customers in the spirits, beverage, beer and food industries. The […]

Bird partners with One Tree Planted to plant a tree locally for every ride taken on Thursday, June 1, 2023 and Friday, June 2, 2023 MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE:BRDS), a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, announced today its next campaign with strategic partner One Tree Planted to amplify its sustainability impact in Indianapolis, Indiana. With Bird’s commitment to a more sustainable future at the forefront of its operations, the company remains focused on reducing gas-powered car trips, decreasing […]

Dominica’s prime minister has announced that his government wants to “advance the work” at the island’s international airport project. “Significant work has been done, we discussed with the developers and contractors to advance the work to have a shorter period of time to complete the construction [of the international airport],” Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit was quoted by Associates Times. “The discussions are being held, and a strategy is being placed forward to advance the work.” The 11-acre airport site at Wesley […]

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the arch-enemy of development and the world should execute swift responses to combat its threats to health. This is according to Dominica’s health minister Cassanni Laville, who attended the 76th Annual World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme: “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all.” Laville said that NCDs “continue to pose a direct threat to socioeconomic development” and may even become an emerging global health threat. NCDs are the leading cause […]

 YUSIMRY (adalimumab-aqvh) will be the first biologic product offered by the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company  – YUSIMRY will be available on costplusdrugs.com for $569.27 plus dispensing and shipping fees  TEXAS, USA – Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (“Cost Plus Drugs” or “Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company”) and Coherus BioSciences, Inc., (“Coherus”, Nasdaq: CHRS), announced plans to offer Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company customers YUSIMRY (adalimumab-aqvh), a biosimilar of HUMIRA® (adalimumab injection), in July 2023. “Humira […]

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport among initial 25 participating airports WASHINGTON, USA – In collaboration with the State of Maryland and Google, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now accepts Maryland-issued mobile driver’s licenses and ID cards in Google Wallet on Android mobile phones at select TSA airport security checkpoints. TSA PreCheck® passengers will be able to use this new feature at checkpoints for identity verification at 25 participating airports. “TSA’s partnership with Google and Maryland spotlights […]

By Scott B. MacDonald In May 2023, Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali made an official visit to Qatar, several thousand miles away in the Persian Gulf, and opened his country’s first embassy in Doha. Points of discussion encompassed potential collaboration in the areas of energy, food, infrastructure, and aviation. During the same month, Guyana and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding Saudi Arabian investment in development projects in Guyana. There has also been discussion of Saudi or United […]

By Hatem Mohamed NEW YORK, USA, (WAM) – Trinidad and Tobago’s ambassador Dennis Francis was elected Thursday as the next president of the UN General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the forefront of the United Nations’ condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is a key venue for all countries to tackle urgent issues from growing global poverty and inequality to climate change. Francis, the longest-serving ambassador of his Caribbean nation, takes over the presidency at […]

WASHINGTON, USA – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen issued the following statement after Congress passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act: Secretary Janet L. Yellen “I am pleased that, under president Biden’s leadership, Congress has passed bipartisan legislation to suspend the debt limit and prevent a first-ever default by the United States. This legislation protects the full faith and credit of the United States and preserves our financial leadership, which is critical to our economic growth and stability. “A […]