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United States: Justice Department Sues Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools to Stop Secret Gender Transitions

Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, joined by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) to stop the district from facilitating secret “gender transitions” for children at school without their parents’ knowledge or consent. KCKPS’s conduct violates the Family Educational Rights and […]

United States: Justice Department Continues to Disrupt Hamas Terrorist Financing Schemes Through Seizures of Cryptocurrency and Internet Infrastructure

Today the Justice Department announced the disruption of an ongoing scheme by Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Hamas) –— a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization — to raise funds for terrorist operations and recruit supporters. As part of the Department’s efforts, over $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas were seized and its fundraising and recruitment communication platforms […]

United States: Trump Administration Launches Foundry School to Build the Workforce Behind America’s Manufacturing Comeback

On Thursday, September 3, the Trump Administration will launch Foundry School, a national program to train the entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians, and industrial leaders needed to rebuild American manufacturing. Vice President JD Vance will headline the launch event. Foundry School is a project of Pax Silica, the Department’s flagship multilateral initiative to secure trusted global supply chains […]

Kim Collins Day renews calls for national hero status

Earlier this week, St. Kitts and Nevis observed Kim Collins Day, marking another anniversary of one of the most significant moments in the Federation’s sporting history. On August 25, 2003, Collins produced the defining performance of his career when he won the men’s 100 metres at the World Championships in Paris in 10.07 seconds. The […]

GOVERNMENT SHUFFLE: Hanley Named Acting PM, Wilkin Takes National Security

A temporary reshuffling of ministerial responsibilities is now in effect as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis moves to maintain continuity during Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew’s medical absence abroad. The Cabinet Secretariat announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Dr Geoffrey Hanley has been appointed Acting Prime Minister, assuming additional ministerial responsibilities while Drew […]

Fired for politics? Brantley says no

By Vernan George Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley has strongly denied that political victimization played any role in the termination of Mario Phillip, a former government employee who recently launched his candidacy for Constituency 11 under the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP). The termination has sparked widespread debate on social media and radio talk shows since […]