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Viatris hired Matthew Maletta as chief legal officer
The chief legal officer seat at Pittsburgh-based Viatris just changed hands after the pharma giant pulled in a nearly 30-year industry veteran. Maletta lands at Viatris Matthew Maletta picked up the CLO gig after leaving Par Health's legal team. His background covers both generic and branded drug companies over three decades. CEO Scott Smith talked up Maletta's public-company and deal-making chops. Viatris came together in 2020 when Mylan merged with Pfizer's Upjohn division. Maletta's legal career path Matthew Maletta held the CLO title at drugmaker Endo for over a decade. Allergan kept him busy for 13-plus years across multiple counsel positions. His career kicked off at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. Brobeck Phleger &...
Jamaica aligns its foreign policy with global realities
A diplomatic realignment just kicked off in Kingston, as Jamaica scrambles to prep its foreign policy apparatus for global chaos nobody saw coming. Kingston just hosted Jamaica's top diplomats Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith gathered everyone for strategy sessions. Alando Terrelonge and Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith ran things alongside her. Cabinet ministers joined the week-long talks that wrapped on Friday. Heads of mission briefed ministry leaders on regional developments. Holness wants Jamaica to play it safe Prime Minister Andrew Holness basically prays daily about navigating rough waters. His National Day of Prayer speech dropped the cautionary message. Holness refuses to steer Jamaica into unnecessary trouble...
Caricom monitors Haiti as Didier Fils Aimé takes power
A two-year transitional government just wrapped up in Haiti, dumping full executive power onto Prime Minister Didier Fils Aimé, while the Caribbean watches and waits. The handoff just happened Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council clocked out after its two-year run. Didier Fils Aimé and his ministers grabbed the reins on Tuesday. Running the country falls to them until conditions improve. Security and election prep are what they're focusing on. CARICOM says keep it Haitian-led Regional leaders want Haitians to call their own shots going forward. Political squabbles need to get sorted before real progress happens. Citizens deserve a voice through consultations and organized civil dialogue. CARICOM dropped their statement from...
CVT documents Northern Uganda war survivor accounts
A new book just put the voices of people who survived Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army war front and center, letting them define what healing actually looks like. Repairing the Wrongs in Northern Uganda gets released by CVT The Center for Victims of Torture dropped the publication in Gulu recently. It captures stories from abducted women and kids born during captivity. Survivors got to define justice and healing on their own terms. CVT worked with Hashtag Uganda and Handle Uganda to gather testimonies. Beatrice Ladu spent a decade held by the LRA Ladu came back with two children born while she was trapped. Sharing her experience helped her process years of bottled-up psychological damage. Stigma and poverty slammed her after...
Gail and Kabelo Mabalane celebrate a marriage milestone
A marriage between a South African performer and a former boy band star just hit the 13-year mark, and the internet ate it up. Gail and Kabelo Mabalane hit their 13th wedding anniversary Gail dropped a bunch of couple of photos to commemorate the occasion online. Kabelo used to perform with the group TKZee back in the day. Their caption called it 13 years of failing forward with a forever toast. Fans and celebs swarmed the comments, throwing praise at the pair.
Black Coffee took Victoria González on a snowy trip
A birthday trip abroad flooded social media after Black Coffee jetted off with his girlfriend for a full-on celebratory escape. Black Coffee's snow-filled getaway Black Coffee flew Victoria González overseas to celebrate turning 29. Snow, skateboarding, and outdoor adventures packed their whole itinerary. Every photo radiated pure couple energy from start to finish. González's actual birthday wrapped up just days before the trip. Fans lost it online Coffee's vacation posts grabbed attention the second they dropped. Reactions rolled in over the pair's relaxed, feel-good vibes.
Kemi Behari told the Madlanga Commission about corruption
A suspended city official just dropped names at a corruption probe, claiming a music mogul and a radio host cashed in on shady Ekurhuleni deals. Kemi Behari's bombshell testimony at Madlanga Commission Behari alleged that TK Nciza scored benefits from Ekurhuleni corruption schemes. DJ Sbu got flagged for potentially profiting off dodgy municipal setups. His department head killed the inquiry when he pushed for accountability. The probe continues examining political meddling in the City of Ekurhuleni. Why did multiple investigations kept hitting brick walls Cases got axed right when momentum started building against key targets. A senior manager named Mojapelo walked after brass applied serious heat. Behari described the interference...
Icon Pro Audio will sell the Touch 8 interface
A touchscreen-dominated audio interface just dropped from Icon Pro Audio, centering everything around a massive 10-inch LCD that handles mixing through virtual controls instead of physical knobs. The Touch 8's headline feature Icon's new interface ditches traditional faders for responsive screen-based sliders. That 10-inch display lets users tweak levels by swiping across the glass. Metering shows up as 15-segment bars right on the touchscreen. Each channel gets pad, phantom power, and polarity flip buttons. Inputs and outputs on deck Four combo jacks accept mic, line, or instrument signals via Neutrik hardware. ADAT expands the system to eight digital channels in both directions. Quarter-inch TRS outputs handle four line-level...
Heritage Audio creates a digital HA-609A replica
Heritage Audio just cloned their Neve 33609-inspired hardware compressor into software form, handing it out free to gear owners while charging everyone else a hundred bucks. The HA-609A plug-in drops Component-level modeling recreates the hardware's sound without cutting corners on accuracy. Hardware owners and i73 PRO interface users can snag it without paying anything. A 14-day trial lets curious producers test drive it before committing cash. What the software version does The interface mirrors the physical unit's front panel down to control layouts. It delivers the same glue, punch, and musical compression the hardware provides. Running unlimited instances costs way less than buying multiple rack units. System specs and pricing...
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