CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 13 - The Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt issued the following joint news release with Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell: Overnight, China's Customs agency (GACC) announced trade-related suspensions will be lifted for three of Australia's largest meat export establishments. The suspensions were implemented in mid-2020 and early-2022. Products from the three establishments are now permitted to be exported to China, pendi  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 13 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release: Following three days of negotiations, fisheries ministers agreed on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas for 2024. The political agreement reached by the Council is in line with the goal of ensuring the long-term sustainability of fish stocks, while at the same time protecting the livelihoods of communities that depend on fishing. For t  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Governor Janet Mills and Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher today announced that Maine has received $17,252,551 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help improve data on endangered North Atlantic right whales (NARW). The money was the result of The Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress in December of 2022 which esta  more

WEST POINT, New York, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following news: By Eric S. Bartelt PV Managing Editor The 124th annual Army-Navy Game ended in epic fashion as the Black Knights' defense thwarted the Midshipmen push toward the end zone. A decisive goal-line stand on fourth down, stopping them at the one-yard line with three seconds remaining, cemented the game, enabling the gridiron cadets to leave Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with a 17-11 victory on Dec.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Governor Janet Mills, and Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Commissioner Patrick Keliher announced that Maine DMR has received $17,252,551 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to gather critical data to help protect Maine's iconic lobster industry from any future onerous regulations. This funding is the result of the  more

AMERICUS, Georgia, Dec. 8 -- South Georgia Technical College issued the following news release: The South Georgia Technical College Foundation and South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford hosted a special Holiday Buffet recently to thank all SGTC faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, foundation supporters, and business and industry partners for their support of the college and its students. This is the college's 75th anniversary of supporting student success. The special event wa  more