In what is regarded as the largest sporting event in history, FIFA World Cup 2026™ showcased American exceptionalism for the whole world to see, shattering records in the process. The Department of Homeland Security was instrumental in this success, working with its components, interagency partners, and state and local law enforcement to deliver a safe […]
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United States: The Department Of War Releases Updated List Of Foreign Institutions Engaging In Problematic Activities To Counter Unauthorized Technology Transfer
The Department of War today announced the publication of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 update to the list of foreign institutions engaging in problematic activities, as required by Section 1286 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This update is a vital component of the Department’s ongoing mission to highlight and counter unauthorized technology […]
United States: DOW Awards A Nearly $7 Billion Oracle Agreement To Accelerate The Arsenal Of Freedom
Today, the Department of War (DoW) announced a historic up to 10-year, near $7 billion Enterprise Software Agreement (ESA) with Oracle, further advancing the Arsenal of Freedom. Negotiated by the Department of the Navy, this first-ever, direct award contract with Oracle for the Department’s on-premises Oracle usage serves to consolidate licensing and will improve visibility […]
United States: U.S. Department of Education Removes Disparate-Impact From Title VI Regulations
Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced significant deregulatory actions to ensure equal educational opportunities and treatment for students across the country. In accordance with Executive Order 14281, the Department is rescinding several disparate-impact provisions from the Department’s regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 […]
United States: Sanctioning Over 50 Targets Linked to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación
In a historic action to degrade narco-terrorism, the United States is sanctioning over 50 Mexican individuals and entities linked to Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) – striking at critical leadership of one of the most violent and dangerous narco-terrorist organizations in our Hemisphere. These sanctions disrupt a wide range of CJNG’s criminal and terrorist […]
Jamaica: Police investigating murder of 10 year-old school child
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jul 22, CMC – Jamaica police are investigating the gruesome murder of a 10-year-old school child, whose partially nude body was found with her throat slashed on a dirt track in bushes in Tyre district near Troy, Trelawny, northwest of here on Tuesday night. Shanai Coke (Jamaica Observer photo) The authorities have identified […]
St. Vincent: Government minister lays COVID-19 vaccine blame on former prime minister
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jul 22, CMC – Health Minister Daniel Cummings has rejected the long circulated claim that the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Simone Keizer-Beache, was responsible for the controversial COVID19 vaccine mandate that led to the dismissal of hundreds of public workers in 2021. Cummings told Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the Compassionate Gratuity […]
Ministry Successfully Completes Relocation of Farmers from Residential Lands
Basseterre, St Kitts, 21 July 2026 – Following years of sustained engagement and collaboration, the Ministry of Sustainable Development has successfully completed the safe and orderly relocation of farmers who had been unlawfully occupying lands designated for residential development in the Lemon Hill and Cabbage Tree areas. This milestone was made possible after the High […]
Guyana: President Ali says efforts being made to re-float vessel as search continues for survivors
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 22, CMC -President Irfaan Ali said buoyancy bags will be used to try and re-float the MV Barima which capsized last Saturday resulting in the deaths so far of 57 people, including 15 children and the rescue of 76 others. The official manifest for the vessel showed it had 116 passengers and […]
A warning for Caribbean countries amid transition to sustainable energy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 22, CMC – The executive director of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE), Dr. Mohammad Rafik Nagdee, Wednesday said that the region’s sustainable energy transition will not be achieved through ambition alone. “It will be achieved through institutions that are capable, partnerships that are purposeful, investments that are […]