Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the United States’ motion for summary judgment and invalidated New York’s “Climate Change Superfund Act.” The court held the law is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from imposing $75 billion in penalties on global energy producers for the alleged local effects […]

Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in the District of Connecticut to 92 months in prison and lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to court […]

Protecting American children abducted across international borders and reuniting them with their parents is a top priority for the Trump Administration. When foreign government officials, judges, judicial administrators, law enforcement officials, and others intentionally obstruct the prompt resolution of these cases, they prolong family separations and block the return of children to the United States. […]

Under the Trump Administration, corrupt foreign officials can no longer freely enter the United States. Today the Department of State is taking actions to fulfill the commitments to defend democratic governance across our hemisphere against corruption and narco-trafficking made at the Doral Summit and reaffirmed in the Shield of the Americas leaders’ statement of September […]

St. Kitts and Nevis marked its 43rd Anniversary of Independence on September 19 with a series of celebrations at home and abroad, culminating in a ceremonial parade at Warner Park attended by thousands of people. The evening parade brought together citizens, residents, government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and visiting representatives for one of […]

Historian, educator, calypsonian and cultural practitioner Larry Armony, of Sandy Point, has died following a boating incident at the Frigate Bay Marina on September 21. Armony, 80, sustained injuries during the incident and was treated by Emergency Medical Services before being transported to the Joseph N. France General Hospital. He was admitted to the Intensive […]

St. Kitts and Nevis has recognised 16 citizens for outstanding and meritorious contributions to national development as part of the Federation’s 43rd Anniversary of Independence celebrations. Ten individuals have been named recipients of the Companion of the Star of Merit (CSM), while six others have received the Medal of Honour (MH). The national honours recognise […]

In small-island economies, words can have outsized consequences. Tourism depends heavily on confidence and reputation, while financial services remain an important pillar of the Nevis economy. Remarks that a large, diversified country might absorb can reverberate across a small jurisdiction, affecting jobs, investment, correspondent-banking relationships and the country’s international standing. Against that backdrop, the omnibus […]