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CALIFORNIA, USA – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a Mexican national on Sunday night, who is suspected of attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint. At 9:50 p.m. a tractor-trailer approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. A Border Patrol K-9 detection team operating at the primary inspection point alerted to the tractor-trailer and referred it for further inspection. During inspection of the tractor’s interior cabin, agents discovered 17 packages concealed under a mattress. […]

WASHINGTON, USA – Recalling the successful launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in May 2022, the IPEF partners met in Detroit, Michigan, last week, for a ministerial meeting. Related: Ambassador Tai’s Statement on the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting Related: Ambassador Tai: APEC Must Forge Ahead New Path for Our People The IPEF partners released summaries of the ministerial meeting for Pillars I, III, and IV as provided below. Pillar I (Trade) The United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, […]

By Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, USA – Minister of industry, investment and commerce, senator Aubyn Hill, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Georgia Aquarium, as Jamaica explores opportunities in the blue economy towards national development. The MoU was signed at a reception hosted by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, at the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday, May 24, and formed part of the minister’s two-day trade visit to Atlanta. The World Bank defines the blue economy […]

By Government Press Office | BELIZE BELIZE / SOUTH KOREA – Prime Minister John Briceño, on the invitation of the government of the Republic of Korea, delivered the keynote address at the World Climate Industry Expo ─ Leaders’ Summit in Busan, South Korea, on May 27, 2023. In his address, prime minister Briceño focused on the threatening effects of climate change on food security, the vulnerability of the livelihoods of humanity, the annual losses that Belize’s gross domestic product (GDP) […]

LONDON, England – Minister Andrew Mitchell has issued a statement in response to the government of Uganda signing the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 into law: “The UK Government is appalled that the Government of Uganda has signed the deeply discriminatory Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 into law. “Democracy depends on the guarantee of equal rights under law and freedom from discrimination for everyone in society. This legislation undermines the protections and freedoms of all Ugandans enshrined in the Ugandan Constitution. It will increase […]

Monthly housing payments hit a new record high this week as mortgage rates jumped, pricing out many homebuyers, especially those with limited budgets SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#housingmarket–(NASDAQ: RDFN) — Housing payments hit a new high this week as mortgage rates jumped due to progress on a possible debt-ceiling deal. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Daily average rates hit 7.12% on May 25, reaching their highest level since November. The typical U.S. homebuyer’s monthly […]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. (NASDAQ: VHNAU, VHNA, VHNAW) (“Vahanna” or the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that, on May 24, 2023, its sponsor, Vahanna LLC, timely deposited an aggregate of $660,330 (the “Extension Payment”), representing $0.033 per public share, into Vahanna’s trust account in order to extend the date by which Vahanna has to consummate a business combination from May 26, 2023 to June 23, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension provides Vahanna with […]

Registration for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s Anniversary Summit Is Closed IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#patientsafety–Registration for the 10th Annual Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit is now closed. This in-person Summit marks the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary and will be held in Newport Beach, California, from June 1 to 2. “We are very encouraged at the response we received for our first in-person Summit since Covid-19,” said Dr. Michael Ramsay, CEO, Patient Safety Movement Foundation. “Many organizations felt a significant setback caused […]

New Loan Secured by a Government Occupied Property in Landover, Maryland NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI) today announced that it has commenced the implementation of its financing strategy for its merger with Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) with the closing of a $30.7 million loan secured by a 266,000 square foot, 100% government occupied property located in Landover, Maryland. This non-recourse, 10-year CMBS loan carries an all-in fixed interest rate of 7.21% with five years of interest-only […]