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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#congress–The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today released its 2022 Congressional Ratings highlighting the voting records of all 535 voting members of Congress during the second session of the 117th Congress. The report, which CCAGW has issued since 1989, identifies members whose voting records helped protect the taxpayers’ money, as well as those who consistently voted against their interests. CCAGW 2022 Congressional Ratings Facts: CCAGW rates members on a 0 to 100 percent scale. Members are placed […]

Quality, Relevance, Experience and Convenience are Key Factors in Decision-Making ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#foodindustry–The latest survey of grocery shoppers by FMI – The Food Industry Association for its U.S. Grocery Shopping Trends 2023 series, reveals that the meaning of “good value” is becoming more complex as consumers navigate grocery aisles. The analysis revealed several common considerations for how shoppers think about value, both for the food and beverages they buy and the stores and channels they choose to shop, as inflation, […]

EDMONTON, Ky. & GALLATIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Edmonton State Bank, a subsidiary of Edmonton Bancshares, Inc., and Sumner Bank & Trust, a Gallatin, Tennessee based bank which is a subsidiary of Sumner Financial Corporation, have announced an agreement to merge. The merger of Sumner Bank & Trust will add three new offices to Edmonton State Bank’s existing fifteen-branch network. All of Sumner Bank & Trust’s offices are located in Sumner County, Tennessee. In the transaction, the shareholders of Sumner Financial Corporation will […]

USA / AFRICA – The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, highlighting the need to scale up efforts towards a single trade market on the continent.  Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year was on accelerating implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – set to be the largest in the world. Harness the […]

By APEC Policy Support Unit DETROIT, USA – The APEC region’s economic growth is expected to expand slightly to 3.1 percent in 2023, following a 2.6 percent moderation in 2022. Growth is expected to slow down to 2.8 percent in 2024 according to a new economic analysis published by the APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU). “Higher living costs hinders our ability to drive towards a steady economic recovery post-pandemic,” said Carlos Kuriyama, Director of the PSU. “We see narrowing fiscal space and surging debts […]

LONDON, Canada – Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of health, Peter Fragiskatos, member of parliament for London North Centre, announced four grants being awarded to Dr Emma G. Duerden of Western University, Dr Lisa Saksida of Western University, Dr Sylvia Villeneuve of the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, and Dr Signe Bray of the University of Calgary. This funding is made possible through Health Canada’s Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF) Program, which has to date committed an overall federal investment of $200 million to Brain Canada Foundation (Brain Canada) in support of brain health discoveries. “Supporting the neuroscience […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (DPI) – Discussions for the further expansion of the Guyana to Brazil road link will be advanced at the upcoming meeting between president Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva May month end. President Ali announced this while speaking at the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Annual Awards Gala and Auction recently, where he noted that this will make a huge difference for the local tourism industry. Last year, the head […]

WASHINGTON, USA – Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement: “I welcome the very important pledge, announced by Qatar today, of 20 percent of its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) holdings toward the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) and Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). Two of the greatest challenges the world faces are how to generate the growth necessary to reduce poverty, and how to mitigate the impact of climate change. With […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) launched an innovative regional online schools’ game show aimed at improving the public’s understanding, especially young people and their parents, about COVID-19 and vaccination processes. The COVID-19 and Immunisation game show, entitled “Take Your Best Shot”, also promoted routine immunisation for better overall health and well-being. This unique pilot project, which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development, Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID/ESC) and the United Nations […]