Month: June 2011

June 16, 2011

Bond producer Barbara Broccoli accepts libel damages

Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has accepted undisclosed libel damages from newspapers that suggested she used her position to fund a charity she chaired. Last August, the Mail papers claimed Broccoli, as a board member of the UK Film Council, had…

June 16, 2011

Joe, Beenie Man, Sky bring fitting close to CFW

As R&B singer Joe strutted down the runway like a model, so too did he easily stroll into the hearts of the women at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The singer appeared on the runway after 11 p.m. on Sunday night as the featured artiste at…

June 16, 2011

White House: US ‘can act in Libya without Congress’

President Barack Obama does not need congressional approval for the US to continue its role in…

June 16, 2011

Militants Attack Southern Yemeni Town

Several hundred al-Qaida linked militants in Yemen have raided government buildings in the southern town Houta and briefly seized key areas of the provincial capital. The armed group, Ansar al-Sharia, or Supporters of Sharia , launched the attack…

June 16, 2011

Hackers Claim CIA Website Breach

A group of hackers say they breached the Central Intelligence Agency's website after it crashed Wednesday evening. The group, known as Lulz Security, claimed credit in a Twitter message that said “Tango down – cia.gov.” The CIA's public website…

June 16, 2011

DRC National Elections to be One Round

Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a new electoral law Wednesday as they prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections later this year. The new law, a revision of the 2006 electoral code, calls for the votes to be held in…

June 16, 2011

Haitian-Bahamian tension could lead to violence, said US diplomatic cable

The Americans are of the view that the unaddressed issue of Haitian integration in The…

June 16, 2011

Opening Statement from PNP Leader Clayton Greene to Minister Bellingham

RTC News today received the presentation from Clayton Greene as he made his presentation…

June 16, 2011

Michael Misick breaks Silence

PRESS STATEMENT BY MICHAEL MISICK After losing the leadership contest within my own Progressive National Party (PNP) last year, I had decided to remain quiet and support the new leader Clayton Greene and allow him to tackle the issues at hand.…

June 16, 2011

RFA WAVE RULER VISITS GRAND TURK 16 – 20 JUNE 2011

  Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) WAVE RULER is scheduled to make a Regional Engagement Visit to Grand Turk, from the 16th to 20th June 2011. This will be the third time the ship has visited the Turks and Caicos Islands, for regional engagement with…