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The Metals Company Announces Second Quarter 2024 Corporate Update Conference Call for Wednesday, August 14, 2024

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · August 8, 2024

NEW YORK, Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that it will host a conference call on Wednesday,...

PRESS RELEASE – New Zealand supports Samoa to strengthen security and safety at Fale’olo International Airport and CHOGM venues

Government of Samoa · August 15, 2024

(Thursday 15 August 2024) In preparation for Samoa’s hosting of CHOGM in October, New Zealand has been working with the Government of Samoa to strengthen security measures, and to ensure the safety of CHOGM delegates and visitors. Today, at...

Tuvalu hosts Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · August 5, 2024

3 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The Government and the people of Tuvalu have embraced the opportunity to host the Fourth Clean Pacific Roundtable (4CPRT) at the Rt. Hon. Dr Sir Tomasi Puapua Convention Centre (TPCC), Funafuti, from 5 – 9 August...

Transcript of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Joint Press Remarks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 31 July 2024

Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs · July 31, 2024

Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Good afternoon, everyone, and a very warm welcome to Singapore. Thank you to my good friend Tony. We live in an age of extraordinary opportunities and challenges. Technological developments have raced ahead at a...

How the Kingdom of Tonga is dealing with the scourge of End of Life Vehicles

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · August 7, 2024

6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The mountain of End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) is an imposing challenge for the Kingdom of Tonga. Statistics show that the main island of Tongatapu has accumulated more than 30,000 ELVs over the years – and with more...

Kiribati’s lead-acid battery recycling system highlighted at Clean Pacific Roundtable

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · August 7, 2024

7 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - A commercial operation to recycle used lead-acid batteries in Kiribati, where 7000 tonnes of toxic waste has been removed from the island over a twenty year period, could be replicated and used in other Pacific...

FEMA Contractors Work With and For the Local Community

FEMA · August 6, 2024

KIHEI, Hawaiʻi – For survivors of the Maui wildfires, navigating disaster resources is critical to their recovery. With the wide variety of languages spoken in Hawaiʻi, many survivors require interpreters to access the information they need....

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT – PRF and SRWMA Convene Inaugural Grassroots Pacific Recyclers Meeting in Fiji

Government of Samoa · August 1, 2024

1 Aug 2024: Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) and Samoa Recycling and Waste Management Association (SRWMA) are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Pacific Recyclers Meeting, set to take place at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji, from...

PLANT HEALTH CLINIC FOR NEW ZEALAND CAMP VEGETABLES AND ROOT CROP FARMERS SET FOR TUESDAY NEXT WEEK

Solomon Islands Government · July 31, 2024

PLANT HEALTH CLINIC FOR NEW ZEALAND CAMP VEGETABLES AND ROOT CROP FARMERS SET FOR TUESDAY NEXT WEEK A Plant Health Clinic PHC session for vegetables, fruit trees and root crop farmers from surrounding communities of the New Zealand camp eastern...

The Kiwa Initiative announces new contribution from Australia and launches new call for regional projects to strengthen climate resilience in the Pacific

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) · July 17, 2024

Noumea, New Caledonia, July 15th, 2024 Today, the Kiwa Initiative – Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate resilience, launches a new call for regional projects (including at least two of the 18 eligible Pacific Island countries and/or...

Children’s Home Society of North Carolina Launches New Reality Series to Recruit Foster Families

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · July 1, 2025

Greensboro, NC, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This July, Children’s Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) will debut a first of its kind online reality series following a family through the foster care licensing process. “Real Families, Real...

DOH Reports Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025

Hawaii State Department of Health · June 28, 2025

Posted on Jun 27, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of cases reported in Hawai‘i in 2025 to nine (eight on Oʻahu, one on...

Rocket Remit Expands to New Zealand: The Fastest and Most Reliable Way to Send Money Abroad

EIN Presswire · May 21, 2025

WELLINGTON, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, May 21, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Rocket Remit, an Australian-born fintech company specialising in instant international money transfers, is now offering its services to New Zealanders. With a reputation for...

Rescued Circus Lions’ New Life in South Africa

EIN Presswire · June 6, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- After more than a decade in a tiny, bare circus cage in France, lions Goliath and Coralie today stepped out into the land of their ancestors at the Animal Defenders International...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition

MENAFN · June 19, 2025

(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

TMC Welcomes U.S. Executive Order to Expedite Permitting and Evaluate Offtake of Critical Minerals from Nodules in the High Seas

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · April 25, 2025

Entitled ‘Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources’, the Executive Order directs Commerce Secretary Lutnick to expedite deep seabed mineral exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits in international waters under the...

Rutger Bosland, Pioneering Engineer and Technical Lead on Development of TMC’s Nodule Collection System, Joins Company to Drive Commercial Readiness

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · April 15, 2025

Rutger Bosland, the engineer and technical lead who oversaw the design, build and successful test deployment of Allseas’ integrated nodule collection system, joins TMC to lead offshore innovation and scale its technologies for commercial...

TMC Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · March 27, 2025

NEW YORK, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or “the Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest undeveloped resource of critical metals for building infrastructure, power generation,...

‘Age of Secrets’ Biography on John Meier Exposes the Hidden Death of the World's Richest Person Howard Hughes

EIN Presswire · March 18, 2025

John Meier was the Only Person to Call for a Congressional Hearing and Investigation Into the Death of Howard Hughes NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 18, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- "Age of Secrets: The Conspiracy that Toppled Richard...

Navigating Disaster Management: Lessons from the Merapi Eruption in Indonesia

UN International Training and Research Center · December 2, 2024

After gaining experience as a disaster management analyst, Fega worked on several projects related to disaster response and management. In 2023, encouraged by her colleagues, Fega joined the UNITAR Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk...