June 25, 2011
Barbadians urged to take responsibility for treatment of visitors to the island
Barbadians are being urged to take responsibility for how they treat each other and by extension visitors to the island; and stop trying to affix blame on someone for bad service. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart gave this advice on Wednesday…
June 25, 2011
TCIG loses case to Emerald Cay
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government has lost a major case…
June 25, 2011
Deidre Forbes for Cruelty to a Juvenile
The Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales have charged Deidre Forbes of Providenciales for Cruelty to a Juvenile. This is in connection with a dwelling fire which occurred in Five Cays Providenciales on Monday the 14th of June 2011…
June 25, 2011
Water Boots goes down to Pink Par
It's the biggest UP-SET of the tournament Dolphins Domino Tournament, with Water Boots going down to the Pink Bar The Champs are here, or should I say, the champs were here. The Dolphins Domino Tournament sponsored by 'the bigger better network'…
June 25, 2011
A member of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has been slapped with charges of rape.
A release from Detective Sargeant Calvin Chase this afternoon, said Police have charged Police Constable Williamson Premilien for Rape and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm in connection with a report made to the Grand Turk Police…
June 25, 2011
Bench warrant issued for one man in NIB matter
One man?s failure to show up in a National Insurance Board matter this week, resulted in a bench warrant issued against him. On Monday June 20, Eustace Devon Williams of Devcon TCI Construction Company, was summoned to appear in the Providenciales…
June 23, 2011
Airbus and AirAsia announce record deal for 200 planes
Airbus piled up the orders at the Paris air show as it announced the largest single order of commercial aircraft in history. Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia is buying 200 of the A320neo jets, in a deal worth about $18bn (£11bn). That eclipsed a…
June 23, 2011
Saab says cannot pay employee wages
Swedish carmaker Saab has said it does not have enough money to pay its employees' wages. Owner Swedish Automobile said it was in discussions with lenders to try and obtain short-term funding. Earlier this month, the company said it had reached a…
June 23, 2011
Greece bail-out to dominate EU summit in Brussels
The threat of a Greek debt default undermining the euro overshadows an EU summit getting under way in Brussels. The 27 EU leaders are expected to reaffirm their determination to defend the single currency. But the BBC's Europe editor says there is…
June 23, 2011
Federal Reserve cuts its US economic growth forecast
The Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for the US economy in the face of the impact of higher energy prices. It now estimates that the US economy will expand between 2.7% and 2.9% this year, down from its April forecast of 3.1% to 3.3%. The…