Month: October 2011

October 22, 2011

Iraqi PM: U.S. Withdrawal Triggered by Immunity Issue

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the U.S. decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by the end of the year came after the Iraqi government refused to guarantee legal immunity for U.S. service members in Iraq. Mr. Maliki spoke to reporters…

October 22, 2011

DIGICEL BLACKBERRY CUSTOMERS TO BE REIMBURSED

Following on from RIM’s unprecedented announcement that BlackBerry customers will be able…

October 22, 2011

Police Certificate of Character unit relocates

The Royal Turks & Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales wishes to inform the public in Providenciales that in an attempt to improve client service they are moving the unit responsible for receiving and processing applications for Police…

October 22, 2011

Mark Glusing of Canada dies in the TCI

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales have identified the body found in the water on Sandpiper Avenue beach, Leeward, Providenciales on Monday 17th October 2011 as a Mark Glusing, a 41 year old male Canadian national residing…

October 22, 2011

German Rosat spacecraft to make uncontrolled re-entry

A big German spacecraft is about to make an uncontrolled fall from the sky. The Roentgen Satellite (Rosat) is due to come back to Earth at some stage over the weekend - possibly Sunday. Just as for Nasa's UARS satellite, which plunged into the…

October 22, 2011

Cold Case Unit has charged a male suspect

  The recently formed Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police, Cold Case Unit in Providenciales, has charged a male subject in relation to the murder of Wensley Joseph which occurred on Sunday 12th April 2009. Mr. Wensley Joseph was 16 years of age at…

October 20, 2011

Gayle must apologise

The West Indies Cricket Board says estranged batsman Chris Gayle will have to apologise…

October 20, 2011

NBA mediation to resume Thursday

A second lengthy day of mediation between the NBA's owners and locked-out players ended Wednesday without a deal, but talks are scheduled to resume Thursday, federal mediator George Cohen said. A third day of talks is set to begin at 2 p.m. ET.…

October 20, 2011

Early childhood sector calls for Caribbean family literacy policy

Participants at a recently-concluded two-day family learning…

October 20, 2011

Dominica to appoint an honorary council in South Korea

Dominica will soon appoint an honorary council to represent its interest in South Korea. Environment Minister Dr. Kenneth Darroux who represented government at the First High Level Forum on Korea Caribbean Partnership in the Capital City of Seoul…