Today, the Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok, ByteDance, and affiliated entities (TikTok) resolving litigation concerning compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA). Under the settlement, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and an additional $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement in observance of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, highlighting examples of the most successful seizures and arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in connection to fentanyl trafficking and smuggling under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump. “On […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug 21, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced a raft of new measures aimed at improving security, particularly as it relates gun-related crime and violence on the island. A statement issued following the weekly Cabinet meeting said that ministers held  “extensive discussions on the recent increase in gun-related crime […]

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug 21,  CMC -The  Director of Public Prosecutions  (DPP), Cindy Clarke, has confirmed that Bermuda has received an official request from the government of the Republic of the Philippines seeking the provisional arrest of Theresa Jeremias Requerme, a Filipino national wanted in her country in connection with a charge of murder. “Bermuda has […]

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 21, CMC – St. Lucia is set to unveil its first National Exhibition for the development of one out of three Underwater Sculpture Parks, offering the public a unique opportunity to view the sculptures that will soon become part of the island’s underwater attractions. “Most importantly, this is a project about […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 21, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)  says while near-term risks are leaning to the downside for Suriname because of the current geopolitical context, the medium-term outlook remains favourable, anchored in expected oil-driven growth and improved fiscal and external dynamics. The IDB said that recent economic developments in Suriname reflect a combination […]

BELMOPAN, Belize, Aug 21, CMC – Former National Evangelical Association of Belize president, Pastor Victor Wagner Hernandez, has been sentenced 10 years in piison after he was found guilty of repeadely sexually avusing a woman who had turned to him for counsel. High Court judge, Justice Antoinette Moore, imposed the sentence on the 67year-old pastor […]