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President Lai holds reception for traveling press corps
TAIWAN, December 6 - President Lai holds reception for traveling press corps At noon on December 6 local time (morning of December 6 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te held a reception in Palau for the press corps traveling with his delegation....
President Lai receives credentials from new Haiti Ambassador Roudy Stanley Penn
TAIWAN, September 9 - Details 2025-09-03 President Lai meets delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire On the afternoon of September 3, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Saint Lucia Deputy Prime Minister...

News Release – DOH Reports Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case on Maui
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE DOH REPORTS TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE ON MAUI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2024 24-141 HONOLULU — The...

News Release – DOH Reports Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case on Maui
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE DOH REPORTS TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE ON MAUI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2024 24-141 HONOLULU — The...

DOH REPORTS TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE ON MAUI
Posted on Nov 6, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Maui, bringing the number of total cases to 14 identified in the state in 2024 (one on Kauaʻi, four on...

Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025
Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...

Visitor Spending Increased Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals in June 2025
Posted on Jul 31, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: July 31, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands...

Navigator Gas Announces Preliminary Second Quarter 2025 Results (Unaudited)
LONDON, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Second Quarter Financial Highlights On August 12, 2025, the Board of Navigator Holdings Ltd., (NYSE: NVGS) (“Navigator Holdings”, “Navigator Gas”, “our”, “we”, “us” or the “Company”) declared a cash...

Visitor Arrivals and Expenditures Increased in May 2025
Posted on Jun 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: June 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in May...

Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
Posted on May 29, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: May 29, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in April...

Transformative Mental Health Documentary The Kindness Within: A Journey to Freedom Launches on YouTube May 22
Streaming During Mental Health Awareness Month, the Film Shares a Message of Hope, Healing, and Human Connection LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Following its acclaimed debut on Prime Video, The Kindness...
President Lai meets delegation led by Representative Bera, co-chair of US Congressional Taiwan Caucus
TAIWAN, June 16 - Details 2025-06-13 President Lai meets delegation led by French National Assembly Taiwan Friendship Group Chair Marie-Noëlle Battistel On the morning of June 12, President Lai Ching-te met a delegation led by Marie-Noëlle...

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares; 8.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
MONACO, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared: a cash dividend of...
President Lai meets delegation led by French National Assembly Taiwan Friendship Group Chair Marie-Noëlle Battistel
TAIWAN, June 13 - Details 2025-06-05 President Lai hosts state banquet for President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala At noon on June 5, President Lai Ching-te hosted a state banquet at the Presidential Office for President Bernardo...
President Lai presides over fourth meeting of Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee
TAIWAN, June 26 - Details 2025-03-18 President Lai meets Commander-in-Chief of US Veterans of Foreign Wars Alfred Lipphardt On the morning of March 18, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Alfred Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the...

Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: April 30, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in March...
President Lai hosts state banquet for President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala
TAIWAN, June 5 - Details 2025-06-05 President Lai welcomes President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala with military honors On the morning of June 5, President Lai Ching-te welcomed with full military honors President Bernardo Arévalo of...

President Lai welcomes President Bernardo Arévalo of Republic of Guatemala with military honors
TAIWAN, June 5 - Details 2025-06-03 President Lai confers decoration on President Hilda C. Heine of Republic of the Marshall Islands, hosts state banquet At noon on June 3, President Lai Ching-te, accompanied by Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao,...

Visitor Spending Increased in February 2025
Posted on Mar 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 240,525 total visitors in Hawaii on any given...

Navigator Gas Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2025 Results (Unaudited)
LONDON, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Quarter Financial Highlights On May 14, 2025, the Board of Navigator Holdings Ltd., (NYSE: NVGS) (“Navigator Holdings,” "Navigator Gas," “our,” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of...