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The Acquisition Expands International Designs Group’s Geographic Footprint and Bolsters the Platform’s Product Portfolio ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International Designs Group LLC (“International Designs” or “IDG”), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC (“Mill Point”), announced today that it has acquired Trajus Surfaces, LLC (“Surfaces,” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of engineered quartz and natural stone products in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Comprising two brands, European Granite & Marble and Marva Marble, Surfaces will join IDG’s portfolio, which includes […]

The Caribbean Investment Forum 2023 to take place in The Bahamas from October 23-25. CIF is the catalyst for transformative agreements; a cornerstone of regional economic growth. CIF is forging a path to a brighter, more prosperous future for the Caribbean. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2023’s launch event, hosted on Monday at Atlantis in Nassau, The Bahamas, heralded the introduction of a transformative platform poised to reshape the economic landscape of the Caribbean. As a precursor […]

By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia (CNG Business) – Saint Lucia is moving away from Bannans to the unknown, albeit, the pronouncement to ‘Eat more Bananas’ and the ‘Banana Festival’. The major question is; what’s the alternative? Is it pineapple, cocoa, avocado, breadfruit, soursop, watermelon, pumpkin, plantain, cabbage, sweet peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, cantaloupe, or honeydew melons? Minister for agriculture, fisheries, food security and rural development,Alfred P. Prospere told reports earlier this month: “The whole dependency on just bananas in […]

By Jaushieh Joseph Wu TAIWAN / USA – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a reminder of how autocracies care little about causing death and destruction. The war is a gross violation of human rights and the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes as codified in the United Nations Charter, which has helped maintain the rules-based international order and kept the world in relative peace since the end of the Cold War. The war’s humanitarian and economic fallout has also […]

By Government of the British Virgin Islands ROAD TOWN, BVI – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) secured support for 13 British, Dutch, French and United States (US) Territories in the Caribbean at the United Nations (UN) Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) regional preparatory meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The regional preparatory brought together SIDS in the Caribbean, including the Associate Member Countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to agree on priorities […]

By Rhea Crisologo Hernando APEC economies strengthened their commitment to enhance women’s access and opportunities through the La Serena Roadmap for Women and Inclusive Growth. The roadmap guides APEC’s agenda for women’s empowerment along four key targets: 1) establishing laws, policies, and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in employment access, opportunities and conditions; 2) establishing non-discrimination laws, policies and regulations that provide equal access to capital and credit for both sexes; 3) increasing the region’s gender […]

By Ahlam Almazrooi and Amjad Saleh DUBAI, (WAM) – In a resounding display of proficiency, the Customs Intelligence Management within Dubai Customs has successfully thwarted not one, but two separate attempts to smuggle controlled drugs and restricted medications via air shipments. The total haul amounted to 171,600 pills. Employing intricate analysis and precision targeting, these operations underscore the department’s resolute stance against illicit activities. In the first operation, a shipment consisting of three parcels concealed 96,600 pills of the controlled […]

WASHINGTON, USA – Ocean vessel operating company Zeaborn Ship Management (Singapore) PTE. LTD., (Zeaborn) pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia. In its plea, Zeaborn has agreed to pay a total monetary penalty of $2 million. The company’s Chief Engineer, Constancio Estuye, and Captain, Alexander Parreno, also pleaded guilty for their roles in the crimes.   According to court documents, Zeaborn and Estuye admitted that […]

BRASILIA, Brazil (BRICS TV) – G20 member countries approved a paper on the digital economy on Saturday, 19 August, in India. During the group’s annual meeting, the topics of public digital infrastructure, security in the digital economy and digital skills have been agreed. Brazil was represented by minister of communications Juscelino Filho. The minister outlined the measures taken by the country in the priority areas identified by the group, such as Pix and digital identity to access digital services provided […]