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USA / AFRICA – Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed. The report based on research by the Economist Impact partnership across 13 African countries, A Triple Dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa, estimates that millions of lives will also be saved if funding is forthcoming. Not only would there […]

WASHINGTON, USA – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday signed and presented the United States’ official instrument of acceptance of the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement to World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Agreement determines disciplines for WTO members engaged in harmful fisheries subsidies, and marks the first-ever multilateral agreement that has environmental sustainability at its core. The Agreement also demonstrates the Biden administration’s commitment to sustained engagement at the WTO to ensure that the institution delivers tangible results, fit […]

By Caribbean News Global LONDON, England – UK prime minister Rishi Sunak welcomed US president Biden to the United Kingdom for a meeting in Belfast today. “The leaders reflected on the legacy of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement, which was signed 25 years ago this week. They agreed that this anniversary is a moment to celebrate the progress that Northern Ireland has made over the last quarter of a century and to recommit to building an even brighter future for […]

WASHINGTON, USA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the award of three orders for a combined total value of up to $1.3 billion for Computed Tomography (CT) scanners to include up to 426 base, 359 mid-size, and 429 full-size units, if all options are exercised, for deployment across TSA checkpoints starting Summer 2023. Analogic Corporation will provide base-size units. IDSS Holdings will provide mid-size units. Smiths Detection Incorporated will provide full-size CT X-ray systems. “These CT units represent sophisticated technology that helps our […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – “Climate Change is the defining developmental challenge of the Caribbean for our era … we have an environmental catastrophe that is not of our making but which we realise is not a global priority; to save us, we’re going have to do some of this on our own … conceptualising and implementing solutions,” says the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) governor and finance minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Camillo Gonsalves. Speaking during a recent visit to […]

TEXAS, USA – US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted alleged methamphetamine with a value of $906,900 concealed within a vehicle. “These harmful narcotics will not make it to American streets thanks to our CBP officers who used all of our available tools and resources to stop this smuggling attempt,” said port director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. On April 10, 2023, CBP officers assigned to the Hidalgo International Bridge […]

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#patientsafety–The Patient Safety Movement Foundation celebrates their 10th anniversary with an in-person summit that brings together world renowned experts to discuss today’s challenges and solutions in patient safety. The World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit will be held in Newport Beach, California on June 1-2, 2023. “This is our first in-person Summit after the pandemic and we have created an unforgettable event with incredible speakers and panellists,” said Dr. Michael Ramsay, Chief Executive Officer, Patient Safety Movement […]

BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Latampayments–Latin America continues to see exponential growth in its e-commerce sector. PayRetailers manages payments in these vastly different economies. Latin America’s e-commerce growth has amounted to tens of billions of dollars annually. The region generated $139 billion in e-commerce retail business in 2022, according to Statista’s analysis as reported by PayRetailers. By 2027, the sector is forecasted to move no less than $307 billion annually, more than double the current figure in just five years. Read the full […]

 – Inflation is slowly falling, but economic growth remains historically low and financial risks have risen By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas The global economy’s gradual recovery from both the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains on track. China’s reopened economy is rebounding strongly. Supply chain disruptions are unwinding, while dislocations to energy and food markets caused by the war are receding. Simultaneously, the massive and synchronized tightening of monetary policy by most central banks should start to bear fruit, with inflation […]