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US reacts to appointments of WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala, new service chiefs On Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has applauded the appointment of new service chiefs to help “bring new approaches to combat terrorism in the northeast and provide national security throughout the country.” This is just as he reiterated the US’ support for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. In a release made available to Vanguard and attributed to Spokesperson Ned Price, Blinken, in a phone conversation with Foreign M...

Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has expressed delight over the appointment of Nigeria's former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO.

At first, it seemed dubious that National Margarita Day would take place on Feb. 22. (Shouldn’t the classic cocktail of tequila, lime, and orange liqueur be celebrated during warmer weather?)  In a way, though, it makes sense. We can probably all use a little sunshine-in-a-glass right now. Plus, it’s on a Monday, which happens to coincide with several Margarita Monday specials at local restaurants.  So, here are a few ways to celebrate the drink popularized in the 1960 at the Senor Pico restaurant chain and its many resulting incarnations -- frozen, strawberry, spicy, mango, watermelon...

Wilmington StarNews If the new restaurants popping up in and around Wilmington are any indication, locals are hungry for seafood.  From Coast Craft Cocktails & Calabash in Carolina Beach to a new food truck from Maya’s Crab Shack in Riegelwood, there are a handful of new fish-focused choices in the area.  One exception is the CBT Burger food truck. It’s the latest venture from chef Bud Taylor, who closed the popular restaurant The Bistro at Topsail in early 2019. Since then he’s been working as a builder, but missed cooking. “I thought this would be something fun I could do on the w...

The Wilmington area certainly has its share of well-known business, whether local or chain of retail and restaurants. Yet we're always curious about others that could arrive. Perhaps we could curb such wonder by looking within. As a result, the StarNews reached out for places you'd like to see here. These are some of your responses (and places we found here that'll work just fine). Think of it like this line from the song "Soak Up The Sun" by Sheryl Crow: "It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got." Bass Pro Shops Wilmington has outdoor stores, but not this giant. The clo...