According to various sources, the Jamaican Court of Appeal determined that Vybz Kartel (whose real name is Adidja Palmer) will not have to be retried and will be released from prison. The development follows a judgment from the UK...
Following the recent elections in Venezuela, the Ministry of Transportation announced on its social media page that commercial flights between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Panama, and the Dominican Republic will be temporarily suspended as of July 31, 2024....
By Alric Lindsay On Saturday, July 27, 2024, following the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, Thomas Jolly, the “artistic director of ceremonies,” attended a press conference of the International Olympic Committee to address viral images of a...
By Alric Lindsay According to sources, an update from CrowdStrike, “the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform,” has caused issues on Windows devices worldwide. The issues led to computers crashing, leading to the display of a “blue screen” on users’...
Today, July 17, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower who provided information not previously known to the SEC and which significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action. The...
Today, July 17, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it will enhance the identity authentication process that financial institutions can use to register under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Taxpayers as of July 14 are required...
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday, July 15, 2024, that 53-year-old Cris Jennings, who is a Caymanian, was arrested this week for the murder of 64-year-old Valerie Dandrea. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Jennings confessed to the murder,...
By Alric Lindsay According to an FBI update today, July 14, 2024, the FBI “has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July...
Today, July 10, 2024, the Board of Governors said that Citigroup was ordered to pay a civil money penalty of $60,625,620 for various violations involving deficiencies. Citigroup agreed to the payment without making any admissions. According to the Federal...
In a semi-annual monetary policy report to the United States Congress dated July 9, 2024, the Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell noted that the Fed’s “inflation goals are coming into better balance.” While stakeholders expected this “better balance” would...