Month: January 2011

January 26, 2011

Tunisia: Arrest warrant issued for ex-president Ben Ali

Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family, the…

January 26, 2011

Bolivia: Coca-chewing protest outside US embassy

Indigenous activists in Bolivia have been holding a mass coca-chewing protest as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice. Hundreds of people chewed the leaf outside the US embassy in La Paz and in other cities across the…

January 26, 2011

BBC World Service cuts outlined to staff

The BBC has confirmed plans to close five of its 32 World Service language services. Staff have been informed that up to 650 jobs will be lost from a workforce of 2,400 over the next three years. The Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian services will be…

January 26, 2011

Protesters in Egypt greeted by a police crackdown

Protesters taking to the streets in Egypt on Wednesday felt the wrath of security forces, a day after an unparalleled display of public rage at the government and full-throated cries for the ouster of the longtime president. Police turned water…

January 26, 2011

Former South African President Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized for "routine tests," his foundation said Wednesday. "Mr. Mandela is at Milpark Hospital undergoing routine tests," the Nelson Mandela Foundation said in a statement. "He is in no…

January 26, 2011

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS SHOWCASED AT CHTA MARKETPLACE 2011

The Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association (TCHTA), the Tourist Board and several resorts attended the annual…

January 26, 2011

CROWN LAND SOLUTION STILL NOT IN SIGHT

The issue of crown land and its allocation continues to be a major talking point in the Turks and Caicos Islands.   The…

January 26, 2011

RAPPORT HITS THE STREETS

  Rap Port, the youth Arm of the National AIDS Programme for the Turks and Caicos Islands will tomorrow be hosting a workshop on STIs, Condom Demonstrations, Handing out pamphlets, etc. at the TCI Community College from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.   That will…

January 26, 2011

TWO PERSONS STABBED IN PROVIDENCIALES

An InterHealth Canada spokesman has confirmed to RTC News that,"A man and a woman arrived at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in Provo a few minutes after 2.15pm on Monday. The spokesman has confirmed that "Both were suffering serious stab wounds…

January 26, 2011

BEACHES AND TCI INVESTIGATION

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Attorney for Sandals Resorts International, Dmitri Singh has said that the hotel chain had been voluntarily co-operating with international authorities investigating the former Turks and Caicos Islands administration.……