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By The UWI KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced Professor Densil A. Williams as Principal of the Mona Campus effective August 1, 2023. He succeeds Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber who resumes teaching and research duties as a Marine Biologist after July 31, 2023. Speaking on the appointment of the Campus Principal Designate, Dr D. Maurice Smith University Registrar, The UWI, stated: “At its last meeting on April 26, the University Council […]

The company also made 97 grants totaling nearly $2 million to support local communities MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) in partnership with Feeding America®, is bringing together its employees, advisors and clients to make a collective impact in the mission to end hunger. As part of the company’s twice-annual National Days of Service, Ameriprise volunteers will pack meal kits, stock shelves, sort food and host virtual food drives to support the nearly 34 million people in America – including nine […]

The New Mountain Addition will add to the Company’s Family of Destinations in the Pacific Northwest DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alterra Mountain Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Idaho’s Schweitzer, further expanding the company’s portfolio in the Pacific Northwest by joining Crystal Mountain in Washington. The addition of Schweitzer will bring the company’s portfolio to 17 year-round mountain destinations throughout North America. Schweitzer is the largest ski area in Idaho and Washington, located in the Selkirk Mountains […]

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nearly 3,000 health care professionals completed clinical rotations across HealthPartners last year. That’s one of many highlights outlined in the newly released 2022 Impact Report from the HealthPartners Institute Office of Health Professional Education. In the past year, the Minneapolis-based integrated health care system resumed in-person observations, created new training programs, and implemented new mentorship models. This training, along with the Institute’s residencies and fellowships, prepares health professionals to provide care to patients across the country. “We’re training the […]

WASHINGTON, USA – On May 27, the 14 partners of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, and Viet Nam – announced the substantial conclusion of the negotiations of a first-of-its-kind international IPEF Supply Chain Agreement at the IPEF Ministerial Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Completing negotiations on the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement is a major achievement in support of the […]

Inter-island flights will operate from Barbados to Grenada and St Vincent and The Grenadines St Vincent and The Grenadines services to London Heathrow will also increase to three times weekly in the winter season The airline’s eighth Caribbean destination from Turks and Caicos to London Heathrow will launch in November. ENGLAND / ST VINCENT – Virgin Atlantic has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean by launching inter-island flying, making a wider variety of island destinations even more accessible. The announcement […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary, (ILO News) – Workers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have been subjected to forced labour and coercion to join unions controlled by occupying Russian forces, say Ukrainian trade unions. According to the trade unions, workers’ fundamental rights are ‘frequently and repeatedly violated’, many being exposed to life-threatening occupational safety and health risks. The emergency response and occupational safety and health management systems are no longer functioning effectively, they say. A joint briefing paper by the […]

By Ozge Akinci and Paolo Pesenti In this post, we summarize the main results of our contribution to a recent e-book, “The Making of the European Monetary Union: 30 years since the ERM crisis,” on the economic and financial crises in Europe since 1992-93, and focus on the spillovers of those crises onto the United States and the global economy. We find that the answer to the question in the title of this post is a (moderate) yes. About thirty years […]

By Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda USA / ANTIGUA – The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has welcomed the news that the government of the United States has removed Super Yacht, Alfa Nero, from its sanctions list. The news was delivered to the prime minister this morning by Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States who has been leading the effort in Washington to have the Alfa Nero removed from the List of the Specially Designated […]