Jesus Hernandez Ortiz, 38, of Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today in the District of Vermont to one count of conspiracy to illegally bring aliens to the United States and one count of illegally bringing at least one alien to the United States for the purpose of private financial gain. Hernandez Ortiz and a co-defendant, Francisco […]

Theresa Mitchell, 44, formerly of Navarre, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to one count of conspiracy to produce and distribute child pornography, two counts of production of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. According […]

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Florida licensed pharmacist and pharmacy owner yesterday for her role in dispensing over 300,000 oxycodone 30mg pills to pharmacy patrons who had no medical need for the drug. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Olushola Yusuf, 60, of Tampa, dispensed oxycodone […]

Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley is urging Kittitians and Nevisians living abroad to rethink their perceptions of returning home, calling on the Diaspora to play a greater role in investing in the future of St. Kitts and Nevis. In a public statement titled “The Conundrum of Calling Our People Home,” Brantley said encouraging nationals overseas to return […]

The EU wants the Caribbean’s investment-citizenship programs wound down by 2028. Both sides hold a legitimate case. What happens next depends on whether the region chooses defense or proposal.   By Fletcher St. Jean, MBA On June 25, 2026, EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner wrote formally to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St […]

The two major infrastructure projects represent an investment of approximately £13 million at Assaye Barracks, Tidworth and approximately £37 million at Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster under the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) Portfolio. DEO is delivering more modern and sustainable infrastructure across the Defence estate and reducing the built estate by releasing surplus land […]

Medical evacuation has been arranged as a highly precautionary measure following a potential healthcare related exposure to Ebola. UKHSA works with international partners to ensure that any British residents who may be at risk can be safely returned home and given the treatment and care required. The individual is a UK resident who has been […]

Parts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight went into prolonged dry weather 11 days earlier due to growing pressures on the environment. The continued impact of hot temperatures, little rainfall and growing demand for water is now also being felt in Sussex. South East Water has said temporary use bans in Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Berkshire come into effect on Saturday 25 July, joining Kent. The water company […]

A California man was arrested yesterday after a grand jury sitting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania returned an indictment charging him with conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering. According to the indictment, Christopher Slater was part of a multi-state conspiracy to defraud the United States of more than $52.7 million by filing hundreds of false tax returns claiming Paid Sick […]

An Ohio man was sentenced to prison today in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys. Nicholas T. Dryden, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to 108 months in prison and three years of supervised release for creating so-called “animal crush videos,” […]