Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS. “As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Capitol, intending to kill public officials and to destroy ‘as much of the building as […]
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United States: Pennsylvania Man Indicted For Conspiring To Defraud The United States
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a superseding indictment today charging Jimmy Fabian of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with engaging in a scheme to underpay over $7 million in employment taxes owed by his business and filing false tax returns for the business. This indictment supersedes an earlier, August 2025 indictment that […]
United States: Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty To Evading $2M In Taxes
A Mississippi man pleaded guilty yesterday to evading the payment of more than $2 million in federal income taxes. According to court documents, Eric Brian Rosenberg tried to hide money from the government after he learned that an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue officer was trying to collect the income taxes that he owed. Between […]
United States: Sanctioning Ecuador-Based Cocaine Network Linked To Violent Gangs And Mexican Cartels
Stopping the flow of drugs to the United States is one of the Trump Administration’s highest priorities. Today, the United States sanctioned an Ecuador-based network of 15 individuals and entities and identified 10 Ecuador-based fishing vessels as blocked property for their role in trafficking thousands of kilograms of cocaine each month from South America to […]
ST. VINCENT-FINANCE-Taiwan to help establish national development bank in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Aug 19, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday says that he has received an assurance from Taiwan of a two million US dollar grant towards the establishment of a national development bank in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “There are other things that we discussed, of course. We have our plan to […]
St. Vincent: Government holding talks on multi-million debt loan
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Aug 19, CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it is holding talks with Taiwan as the Caribbean country moves towards easing its “crushing public debt”. Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday told a news conference that the Asian country has already signaled a “genuine willingness” to help deal with […]
Nevis Steps Up Hurricane Preparedness As Peak Season Approaches
Charlestown, Nevis, August 18, 2026 With the Atlantic hurricane season entering its most active period, the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) is intensifying its public education campaign, urging residents, businesses and communities to make preparedness a shared responsibility. Under the theme “Preparedness Starts With You,” the Department’s Hurricane Awareness Drive 2026 runs from August 16 […]
Urgent: CCJ announces revised arrangements for assignment of judicial panels
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 19, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Wednesday said it has implemented with “immediate effect” revised arrangements for the assignment of judicial panels. “Under the new arrangements, all judges of the Court will sit on all panels, subject to a Judge being formally excused from sitting for […]
Trinidad: Police respond to multiple bomb threats
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 19, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday confirmed that there had been at least seven reports of bomb threats across the country urging the population to remain calm. In a statement, the TTPS said that the threats were “received through different mediums” and the loccations were […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines, Bermuda capture volleyball titles
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, Aug 19, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines reigned supreme among the men, while Bermuda was crowned queens when the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association Championships concluded here over the weekend. St Vincent and the Grenadines roared back after losing the opening set to defeat Saint Lucia 17-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22, while Bermuda […]