Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 14, 2026) Reginald Johnson has been sentenced to 14 years at His Majesty’s Prison for two counts of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, according to the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force. The sentence was handed down on September 11, 2026, at the High Court in Basseterre by His Lordship Justice Patrick […]

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the United States Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have joined forces to link their advanced fusion supercomputing platforms, using artificial intelligence to accelerate fusion energy’s development. At the Global Fusion Policy Summit held in London today, UKAEA and PPPL, the UK’s and one of […]

The Rapid Deployment Cells – units which can be rolled out at speed to boost jail capacity – are part of the biggest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era, as the Government ensures the country never runs out of jail space again. Thousands of new prison places have already been delivered across the North East and Yorkshire, supporting jobs, local supply chains and rehabilitation. Nationally, the Government is investing £4.7 billion […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved three Workforce Pell Grant programs in Nebraska, marking it the third state in the nation to receive program approvals. Eligible students at Metropolitan Community College can now use Federal Pell Grant dollars to enroll in its Phlebotomy Technician, Pharmacy Technician, and CompTia Tech+ with Google IT […]

Andrei Samuilovski, 32, who has citizenship in Estonia, Switzerland, and Russia, pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to illegally export U.S.-origin aviation and aerospace parts to Russia in violation of U.S. sanctions. Samuilovski pleaded guilty before Judge Carl J. Nichols to a one count information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act. A sentencing date is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2027. Samuilovski faces a maximum penalty of 20 […]

A Santa Barbara County, California, man pleaded guilty today to detonating a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024 in an attack that injured three people, damaged the building, and was intended to kill law enforcement officers in retaliation for local law enforcement seizing his firearms earlier that year. “McGuire launched a vicious, terroristic […]

Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (Accenture) have agreed to pay the United States $25 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in federal contracts and discriminating against employees and applicants for employment because of race or sex. Most federal contracts contain […]

The United States sanctioned VTB Bank, one of Russia’s largest financial institutions, for helping Iran evade sanctions and sustain its support for terrorism. VTB Bank opened offices in Iran, built banking ties with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions, and worked to move billions of dollars in Iranian assets. The United States remains steadfast in cutting off […]

THE CARIBBEAN LEDGER   ·   THE LEDGER SALUTES He grew the Bank of Nevis from a quarter-million-dollar idea into a two-hundred-million-dollar institution, carried its financing into every corner of the island, and served the power and water that a modern Nevis runs on. He is a husband, a father, and a man of deep faith. Now […]

As the nation continues to monitor the illness and hospitalization of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Terrance Drew, an important constitutional and administrative issue naturally arises: the temporary assignment of the ministries normally held by the Prime Minister. So long as the Prime Minister is alert and able to advise the Governor-General as to who […]