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LONDON, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Earlier this week, the Government of Dominica met with the United Nations sub-regional team for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit led the delegation, which other high-ranking government officials joined. The meeting aimed to provide a roadmap for a strengthened partnership between the island and the international agency and provide more tailored support to meet the needs of the people of Dominica.
During the meeting, the UN team reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the co-operation with Dominica and identified several focus areas based on national strategies, development challenges and opportunities for advancing progress on the UN s Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 global goals have been a priority for the Dominican government for several years and concentrate on achieving a sustainable future for all. They include eliminating poverty, tackling the climate cr
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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) submitted a public comment yesterday to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its decision to postpone the implementation of a Trump administration rule that would reduce abuse of the H-1B program by unscrupulous employers while also protecting American workers.
The rule,
Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, requires that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prioritize the higher-paid and higher-skilled foreign workers for H-1B cap-subject visas, thus ensuring U.S. businesses have access to the best pool of foreign workers, while also discouraging wage suppression and creating unfair competition to American workers.
Organization Heavenly Culture, World Peace Restoration of Light visits Nicaragua
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Yesterday, Tuesday, March 9, a Delegation of the Organization for Heavenly Culture, World Peace and Restoration of Light (HWPL), held a meeting with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, in which they shared about the work of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua for the promotion of the Culture of Peace and the actions carried out by the Organization promoting the Culture of Peace in the World.
Signing of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War by The Honorable Denis Moncada, Minister of Foreign affairs of the state of Nicaragua and Joseph S. Director de the Washington D.C. HWPL Branch
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NEW YORK, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A new and exciting era in long term teen travel to Israel has begun with the launch of Jewish National Fund-USA s (JNF-USA) DREAM ISRAEL: Teen Travel Initiative.
JNF-USA s DREAM ISRAEL will make grants of up to $7,500 available per teen on selected programs.
Students at JNF-USA s High School in Israel
The initiative will reignite long-term Jewish teen travel to Israel, bringing leading Zionist movements, the Conservative and Reform movements together with JNF-USA.
Supported by JNF-USA s Boruchin Center, DREAM ISRAEL will enable students to access various levels of grant funding toward their travel to Israel while learning about the act of
DLA Piper advises bondholder committee in YPF s exchange offers and consent solicitation
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NEW YORK, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/
DLA Piper represented an ad hoc bondholder committee comprising some of the largest holders of the international notes of Argentine leading energy company, YPF S.A. ( YPF ), in YPF s recent US$6.2 billion exchange offers and consent solicitation constituting the largest corporate liability management transaction in Argentina to date.
As a result of the successful transaction, approximately 60 percent of holders of YPF s 2021 notes exchanged their debt for approximately US$775 million of new secured notes due 2026 and US$101 million in cash, thereby securing access to the Argentine foreign exchange market and averting the risk of default. Noteholders across six other series of notes who agreed to exchange received approximately US$748 million of new notes due 2029 and US$576 million of new notes due 2033.