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By Joseph Yeh TAIPEI, Taiwan, (CNA) – Saint Christopher and Nevis deputy prime minister Geoffrey Hanley will arrive in Taiwan Monday for a five-day visit to meet with senior government officials, including vice president Lai Ching-te (賴清德), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). In a statement, MOFA said this would be Hanley’s first time visiting Taiwan. Information and communication technologies minister Konris Maynard; two ambassadors-at-large, Kenneth Douglas and Leon Natta-Nelson; and Lisa-Romayne Pistana, permanent secretary in the ministry […]

OTTAWA, Canada – Canada Post unveiled Canada’s first definitive stamp featuring His Majesty King Charles III at the Canadian ceremony marking the Coronation of the new monarch, hosted by Canadian Heritage. This is the first time His Majesty King Charles III has appeared on the Canadian stamp. The stamp continues Canada Post’s long-standing tradition of issuing definitive stamps depicting the Canadian sovereign, dating back more than 170 years. This tradition first began in 1851 with a pre-Confederation stamp featuring Queen Victoria, the King’s […]

SEOUL, South Korea – World leaders attending the Peace Summit 2023 in South Korea this week passionately decried the human suffering and conflicts they see in or around their nations, but they also insisted that with greater determination, cooperation, and shared values, they can bring new levels of peace. It’s time for “continental movements of peace to counter the aggressive movements of war,” said Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba, former Zambia vice president and founder of the National Christian Coalition, one of the nearly […]

ST THOMAS, US Virgin Islands – Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico completed the rebuild of the Buck Island aids to navigation tower light just off Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Sunday. The eight-day evolution resulted in a newly rebuilt tower light that is now fully operational and assisting maritime traffic seeking to enter Charlotte Amalie or West Gregory Channel. “I’m very proud of the ANT PR crew for their hard work and determination and also appreciate the […]

By Dr Tim Gopeesingh PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The move by the World Health Organization (WHO) to no longer classify the coronavirus pandemic as a ‘global public health emergency of international concern’ is of tremendous global, regional and local significance. It means that, after three years after the Covid-19 virus unleashed an unprecedented medical and economic crisis of global proportions, the world can now look forward to some return to pre-pandemic norms. In the wake of this significant development, […]

By Riley Walters There are many issues that can influence an election. Local and national elections often present different issues for political candidates. National elections, like Taiwan’s presidential election scheduled for January 13, 2024, tend to place a greater emphasis on issues like national identity, national defense, and geopolitics in comparison to local elections. The economy can also have a powerful influence on national politics. While politicians do not control the economy, they will often debate the merits of different […]

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global System Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSD) (“GSD” or the “Company”) today announced that its sponsor, DarkPulse, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), has deposited an aggregate of $83,947 (representing approximately an additional $0.0625 per public share) into the Company’s trust account for the benefit of its valued public stockholders. This additional contribution enables the Company to extend the date by which the Company has to complete its initial business combination for an additional one-month extension from May 9, 2023 to June 9, […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Brookshire Brothers grocery store property for $3.0 million. Founded in 1921, Brookshire Brothers is an employee-owned grocery store chain with over 100 locations in Texas and Louisiana. The property is located in a strong retail corridor in Texas and is occupied […]

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD) (“Washington Federal”), the parent company of Washington Federal Bank (“WaFd Bank”), and Luther Burbank Corporation (NASDAQ: LBC) (“Luther Burbank”), the parent company of Luther Burbank Savings, jointly announced today that, at special meetings of their respective shareholders held on May 4, 2023, Washington Federal shareholders approved the issuance of shares of Washington Federal’s common stock to the shareholders of Luther Burbank pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of November […]