HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct 5, CMC -The Bermuda government Monday said that while the country had “held out hope for best” the worst fears have been relaised after the authorities named the two Bermudians who were on board the ill-fated air ambulance aircraft that crashed soon after taking off for the United States last Saturday. In […]
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Hosein: Utilising data will be crucial against India’s world class batters
LUCKNOW, India, Oct 5, CMC – Veteran West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein has revealed that the use of data will be key for their bowlers in the upcoming five-match T20I series against India’s powerful batting lineup. The Windies come into the series as major underdogs, having won just one of their last 10 T20Is in […]
Great Britain: Domestic Abusers To Be Marked And Tracked In Boost To Victims’ Safety
Victims and survivors of domestic abuse will be better protected as new measures come into force today (Monday 5 October), which require courts to make a formal record when domestic abuse was a factor in offending. Domestic abuse is already recognised as an aggravating factor in a wide range of offences, such as assault or […]
United States: ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Minor in Tennessee
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking officials in Tennessee to not release an illegal alien who has been charged with sexually assaulting and exploiting a teenager in Nashville. According to local reporting, Jerson Diaz-Diaz, a 22-year-old illegal alien from […]
United States: Fiscal Year 2026 in Review: Investing in Career Readiness, Improving Outcomes for Students, and Returning Education to the States
With the close of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) continued to deliver on its promise both to supercharge evidence-based literacy and the fundamentals of learning rather than pushing ideological indoctrination, and to break up the federal education bureaucracy and place more funding directly into the hands of local communities. ED’s […]
United States: U.S. Department of Justice Obtains Settlement on Behalf of National Guard Medic for Alleged Employment Discrimination by Texas Memory Care Facility
A federal judge in Austin has approved a settlement between the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, on behalf of Army National Guard Combat Medic Specialist Maria Opara, and Texas-based University Village Memory Care (UVMC) to resolve allegations that UVMC violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). The lawsuit arises from […]
United States: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Reaffirm Parents Are Not Terrorists and Have the Right to Direct their Children’s Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a joint letter to all state Attorneys General reaffirming the Trump Administration’s commitment to protecting parental rights. The letter puts Attorneys General on notice that under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights […]
United States: Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Election Crimes
Today, the Justice Department announced charges involving 16 aliens in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes across the country. The cases include voting by aliens in federal elections, false claims of U.S. citizenship to register or vote, and false statements on citizenship applications. Case details are as follows: Middle District […]
High court judgment puts focus on banking regulation in Nevis
A recent High Court judgment involving Bank of New Innovation Ltd. (BONI) has renewed attention on banking regulation in Nevis, while prompting The Bank of Nevis Limited to publicly clarify that the two institutions are separate entities. In a statement issued on September 26, The Bank of Nevis Limited said the clarification was necessary following […]
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS AND LITTLE KNOWN ISLAND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb While writing my last article about the Maldives, I noticed that there was also a similar group of islands in the Indian Ocean named Socotra. And, like the Maldives, they were in increasing danger due to the effects of worsening climate change. Although I haven’t visited them yet, I […]