Commonwealth of Nations

Dominica Will Receive Court Operations Funding from the United Kingdom

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Monday, August 10, 2020
Countries, Lesser Antilles, DOMINICA, Roosevelt Skerrit, Skerrit, Commonwealth of Nations

LONDON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PR Newswire/ --The Commonwealth of Dominica will be one of six countries in the Eastern Caribbean to receive financing worth EC$200,000 from the United Kingdom's Caribbean Security and Stability Fund.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Aug. 10, 2020 /PR Newswire/ --The Commonwealth of Dominica will be one of six countries in the Eastern Caribbean to receive financing worth EC$200,000 from the United Kingdom's Caribbean Security and Stability Fund.
  • The British High Commission in Barbados announced on August 7th that the funding seeks to facilitate remote operations of the Magistrates Courts during the pandemic.
  • The Dominican government will be able to purchase more remote equipment and services, including printers, laptops, mobile phones, scanners and online conferencing subscriptions.
  • CBI also supports Dominica's ambition to become "the world's first climate-resilient nation," as pledged by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Ingersoll Rand Announces Second-Quarter 2020 Earnings Release

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Monday, July 20, 2020
Engineering, Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Currency, Companies, Ingersoll, Commonwealth of Nations, IR, Rand, South African rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc., (NYSE: IR) a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, will issue its second-quarter 2020 earnings release after the market closes on Monday, August 3, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Ingersoll Rand Inc., (NYSE: IR) a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, will issue its second-quarter 2020 earnings release after the market closes on Monday, August 3, 2020.
  • Ingersoll Rand will also host a live earnings conference call to discuss the second-quarter results on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Eastern time).
  • To participate in the call, please dial 1-833-502-0496, domestically, or 1-778-560-2573, internationally, and use conference ID, 8796683, or ask to be joined into the Ingersoll Rand call.
  • A replay of the webcast will be available after conclusion of the conference and can be accessed on the Ingersoll Rand Investor Relations website.

Dominica Citizenship by Investment Is "a Life-changer", Cites The Economist

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Friday, July 10, 2020
Countries, Nationality, World, DOMINICA, Immigrant investor programs, Economic citizenship, CBI, Commonwealth of Nations, Dominica citizenship by investment programme

A recent article from The Economist unravels the cases of several African nationals who chose Caribbean citizenship over others due to their experience and smoother processing.

Key Points: 
  • A recent article from The Economist unravels the cases of several African nationals who chose Caribbean citizenship over others due to their experience and smoother processing.
  • One in particular says that obtaining the economic citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica was a "life-changer".
  • Dominica has the world's best Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, established in 1993.
  • Vetted applicants can pick one of the select luxury resorts and make a qualifying investment of at least US$200,000.

Dominica Citizenship by Investment Is "a Life-changer", Cites The Economist

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Thursday, July 9, 2020
Countries, Nationality, World, DOMINICA, Immigrant investor programs, Economic citizenship, CBI, Commonwealth of Nations, Dominica citizenship by investment programme

A recent article from The Economist unravels the cases of several African nationals who chose Caribbean citizenship over others due to their experience and smoother processing.

Key Points: 
  • A recent article from The Economist unravels the cases of several African nationals who chose Caribbean citizenship over others due to their experience and smoother processing.
  • One in particular says that obtaining the economic citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica was a "life-changer".
  • Dominica has the world's best Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, established in 1993.
  • Vetted applicants can pick one of the select luxury resorts and make a qualifying investment of at least US$200,000.

Guyana Goldfields Announces Mailing of Management Information Circular in Connection with the Annual and Special Meeting to Consider Arrangement with Zijin Mining

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Friday, July 3, 2020
Countries, Commonwealth of Nations, World, Government of Guyana, Guyana Goldfields, GUYANA

TORONTO, July 3, 2020 /CNW/ -Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("Guyana Goldfields") announced today that it has mailed its management information circular ("Circular") and related materials (together with the Circular, the "Meeting Materials") in connection with the annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held on July 27, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, July 3, 2020 /CNW/ -Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("Guyana Goldfields") announced today that it has mailed its management information circular ("Circular") and related materials (together with the Circular, the "Meeting Materials") in connection with the annual and special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held on July 27, 2020.
  • To ensure representation at the Meeting, shareholders should carefully follow the voting instructions provided in the Meeting Materials.
  • Under the terms of the Agreement, Guyana Goldfields shareholders will receive C$1.85 for each Guyana Goldfields share held.
  • Guyana Goldfields shareholders, regardless of geographic location, will have an equal opportunity to participate in the meeting and ask questions.

NCLA Bemoans Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Approval of Governor Wolf’s Rule by Executive Decree

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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Regions of the United States, Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, Joe Scarnati, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Supreme court, Supreme Court of the United States, Governor, PENNSYLVANIA, Commonwealth of Nations

Washington, D.C., July 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued its decision today inTom Wolf v. Joseph B. Scarnati, et al.in support of Governor Wolf.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., July 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued its decision today inTom Wolf v. Joseph B. Scarnati, et al.in support of Governor Wolf.
  • Welcome to a dangerous and unconstitutional regime of executive power not seen in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in nearly 250 years.
  • If the General Assembly cannot terminate his power, then that delegation of emergency power to the Governor is blatantly unconstitutional.
  • To rule as the Supreme Court did takes the Commonwealth back to early colonial times under royal reign where the King could suspend statutes at will.

International open learning forum comes to Canada for the first time

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Friday, June 26, 2020
Countries, International organizations, Southeast Asia, Commonwealth Family, Commonwealth of Learning, Athabasca University, Forum, Alberta, Commonwealth of Nations, Athabasca, BRUNEI

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athabasca University, Canadas online university, and the Commonwealth of Learning will host the 10th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10) in Calgary in September 2022, marking the first time the international event will be held in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athabasca University, Canadas online university, and the Commonwealth of Learning will host the 10th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10) in Calgary in September 2022, marking the first time the international event will be held in Canada.
  • The Forum, which is held every three years, is one of the worlds leading international forums in open, distance, and technology-enabled learning, attracting hundreds of delegates from across the Commonwealth and beyond.
  • Since 1999, the Forum has been held in Brunei Darussalam, Jamaica, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK.
  • The Pan-Commonwealth Forum has travelled the world, and we are excited to bring it to Canada.

The Swamp Ghost: Documentary of Philadelphia Builder Fred Hagen and his Epic Quest to Honor and Preserve the Memory of Those Who Fought the Pacific Air War in WWII Airing on the History Channel July 4th and 5th

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Monday, June 22, 2020
Countries, Territory of Papua, Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Commonwealth of Nations

Soon Jimmie Dee was taking the air war to the Japanese aggressors in the Pacific, flying B-17 bombers.

Key Points: 
  • Soon Jimmie Dee was taking the air war to the Japanese aggressors in the Pacific, flying B-17 bombers.
  • His exploits are legendaryincluding taking heavy fire over Papua New Guinea with shrapnel killing his bombardier and severing the leg of his navigator.
  • Back at the Seven Mile Strip Airfield outside Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Jimmie Dee.
  • My fascination with the struggles of these brave patriots of course goes back to stories I heard about my Great Uncle Bill Benn."

APNU+AFC Claims Massive Fraud Detected at the Conclusion of Recount of Ballots in Guyana

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Thursday, June 11, 2020
Other Government, Elections, Campaigns, Congressional News, Views, Public policy, Government, Other Policy Issues, Countries, A Partnership for National Unity, Commonwealth of Nations, International organizations, GUYANA

APNU+AFC, two political parties of Guyana that formed a coalition in 2015, today issued the following statement regarding the recount of ballots in Guyana.

Key Points: 
  • APNU+AFC, two political parties of Guyana that formed a coalition in 2015, today issued the following statement regarding the recount of ballots in Guyana.
  • On March 2, 2020, the people of Guyana went to the polls to determine their national and regional representation.
  • It is deemed a statistical impossibility to have such a voter's list against a population of a mere 780,000 inhabitants.
  • We note that at the time of writing, the Guyana Elections Commission, the only legal authority on elections in Guyana, has NOT declared a winner.

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation Changes its Annual Shareholders Meeting to a Virtual Format

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Economy, Finance, Money, Shareholders, Meetings, Annual general meeting, Insurance, Proxy, Bank, Commonwealth of Nations

As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Key Points: 
  • As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
  • Shareholders will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person.
  • Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the annual meeting.
  • First Commonwealth provides a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management and insurance products and services through its subsidiaries First Commonwealth Bank and First Commonwealth Insurance Agency.