Month: March 2011

March 7, 2011

Karzai to Petraeus: Apologies are not enough

Apologies are not sufficient when it comes to civilian casualties, Afghan President…

March 7, 2011

Gas prices top $3.50

U.S. gasoline prices increased nearly 33 cents in a two-week period, the second-biggest price jump in the history of the gasoline market, according to a survey of filling stations. The latest Lundberg Survey of cities in the continental United…

March 7, 2011

Happy 2nd birthday, bull market!

The bull market is celebrating its second birthday. Banks and retail stocks have led the way but investors may want to think about changing their bets if they think the party is going to continue. The S&P 500 has doubled in value from the bear…

March 7, 2011

Turks and Caicos lawyers up in arms over special prosecutor’s letter

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Bar Council has received a letter from the British-funded…

March 7, 2011

CLEAN UP TCI

The Department of Planning will be embarking on a massive cleanup drive throughout ALL communities of the Turks and Caicos Islands.   In order to curtail and eliminate the problems of unsightly properties, which are destroying the visual…

March 7, 2011

Royal holiday for TCI

  The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th 2011 will now be a public holiday for residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands. At its meeting last week, the governor's Advisory Council agreed to mark the special occasion…

March 7, 2011

Advisory Council meets

      At their meeting on Wednesday 2nd March the Advisory Council reviewed a number of papers and…

March 7, 2011

TCJE calls for Governor to respond or else

There is a new group of young leaders in the TCI and they are stepping up the pace to making a difference. The group is called Turks & Caicos for Justice and Equality; they are calling on the Governor to answer the call and if he does not respond…

March 7, 2011

Double national record for Delano Williams

Delano Williams, representing Munro College here at the…

March 7, 2011

David Haye to fight Wladimir Klitschko in summer

WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will fight IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in Germany on either 25 June or 2 July. On Saturday, Klitschko withdrew from his bout against Britain's Dereck Chisora that was set for 30 April. And Haye told…