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Northam announces appointments to three cannabis oversight boards Published Monday, Jul. 19, 2021, 7:43 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© isavira – stock.adobe.com) Gov. Ralph Northam today announced appointments to the three newly-created boards responsible for overseeing the legalization of recreational marijuana in the Commonwealth. This spring, Virginia became the first Southern state to pass adult-use cannabis legislati...

Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firms PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids about 6 hours ago   Bidders vying to buy Dublin-based Valeo Foods, the owner of brands from Jacobs biscuits to Batchelors baked beans which is on the market for more than €1.7 billion, have been whittled down to a shortlist of three private-equity firms. Paris-based PAI Partners, London-headquartered Cinven and Bain Capital, the Boston outfit co-founded by former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, have been given until the end of...

By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) As celebrations of International Women’s Day continue after March 8th, Sierra Leonean women and girls can draw a lot of inspiration from their history. Historically, the country’s women contributed hugely to the political, socio-economic, educational, and civil rights development of the nation.From Madam Lehbu, who became Queen of Upper Gaura in 1891 following the establishment of the Province of Freedom in 1787 (what is now known as Freetown); the Sherbro Queen Yamacouba, who was a signatory to the treaty of 1787 which ceded the land to the British; Mad...

  Tullamore-based ham producer Carroll’s Cuisine has been acquired by Eight Fifty Food Group, a UK company controlled by private equity firm CapVest Partners. The business was sold by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland (CCI) for an undisclosed sum. CCI had acquired the company in 2015 for €37.3 million and is believed to have made a return on its investment. Carroll’s produces a range of cooked meats and convenience food, and employs 325 people at its site in Co Offaly. Its turnover has increased by 50 per cent over the past five years, driven by investment in manufacturing capacity, ...