GENEVA, Switzerland – This World Health Organisation (WHO) Medical Product Alert concerns six lots of substandard FENTANILO HLB (fentanyl citrate) detected in Argentina Fentanyl citrate injections are opioid analgesics used to relieve pain during and after surgery. It is also used to reduce the rate of breathing in patients who are on a ventilator. It […]
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SAN JOSE, (IICA) – Five hundred and forty-four Latin American and Caribbean companies participated in the eleventh edition of the Virtual Business Roundtable of Agrifood Chains, a regional trade promotion forum that resulted in tentative business deals valuing USD 20.1 million. The event was jointly organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Food and Agriculture Organization […]
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IDB Invest closes record-breaking bond issuance in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – IDB Invest has completed the most successful debt issuance in its history in Mexico with a new social bond totaling 2.5 billion Mexican pesos (approximately $134 million). The proceeds will support financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), reaffirming IDB Invest’s commitment to promoting sustainable development through the private sector. SMEs […]
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To the companies and organisations Several calypsonians are now older than I am and are much better known and liked than me. The four I have in this group are close to the end, and for all of us in every country where they performed or lived, they are still loved for their ability to […]
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By Ashley Teshalonica Siagian and Emmanuel A. San Andres When you flip a switch, you expect the lights to turn on—a simple act powered by what seems like a simple system. For decades, electricity was thought of as a one-way street, flowing predictably from giant power plants to our homes. Not anymore. Across the APEC […]
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Venezuelan armed forces were sent to patrol the country’s “territorial waters” in the Caribbean and at the Colombian border. By Andreína Chávez Alava CARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations urged member states to demand an end to US “hostile actions” following the deployment of troops and advanced weapons to the southern […]
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Government of St Lucia former chief economist reviews GPH concession agreements
By Tommy Descartes CASTRIES, St Lucia – The following analysis reviews concession agreements in The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia, alongside the corporate structure of Global Investment Holding, Global Ports Holding, and Cruise Port Saint Lucia. The scenario-based forecasts project head tax revenues of EC$1.1 billion over 30 years, with GPH capturing approximately […]
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US Congressman Meeks introduces resolution to terminate Trump’s Brazil tariffs
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on introduction of his resolution to terminate the false “national emergency” president Trump announced to impose tariffs on Brazil. Original cosponsors include Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Joaquin Castro, Greg Stanton, and Dina Titus. “Donald Trump’s massive 50% tariffs on Brazil […]
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LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN – CAF, the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) invited more than 30 youth leaders and specialists to the Regional Dialogue “Youth Transformers: Paths to Inclusion, Participation, and Well-being” to address the main challenges facing young people in the region and propose innovative solutions for […]
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Canada launches new major projects office to fast-track nation-building projects
OTTAWA, Canada – Today, prime minister, Mark Carney, launched the new Major Projects Office (MPO). The MPO is headquartered in Calgary and will have offices in other major Canadian cities. Its mandate is to serve as a single point of contact to get nation-building projects built faster. It will do so in two principal ways. First, […]
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