December 24, 2011
Disney: ‘The Avengers’ will be in 3-D
Hulk smash! Right into the theater! Walt Disney Pictures announced today that "The Avengers" will be converted to 3-D for its May 4, 2012 release. The news shouldn't be a huge surprise -- Disney is undergoing the same 3-D conversion process for…
December 24, 2011
Government Error Could Give Buju Banton Big Break In Case
Incarcerated reggae superstar, Buju Banton maybe able to get a big break in his case following his Lawyers appeal in Georgia Appeal Court earlier this month. According to new reports, Banton could walk free from his 10-year sentence on drug-related…
December 24, 2011
Report on Projected Impacts of Sea –level rise on the TCI as a result of Climate Change
The Department of Environment & Coastal Resources is pleased to announce the completion of the Caribsave Climate Change Risk Atlas (CCCRA) Phase One document that was done in the Turks Caicos Islands, as part of a regional study to develop an atlas…
December 24, 2011
OPSM has begins to distribute voluntary severance package
The TCI Government's Office of Public Service Management (OPSM), on Friday confirmed to RTC News that it began distributing 697 voluntary severance package quotations to civil service applicants this morning. These quotations outline the…
December 24, 2011
Police in Provo arrest 3 in connection with the RBC robbery
Police in Providenciales are making headway in their investigations into the armed robbery at the Royal Bank of Canada a week ago today, which led the death of one of two security guards who were shot during the incident, which occurred last Friday,…
December 24, 2011
Christmas Treats for Foster Children 2011
Christmas is a time of giving, sharing and receiving. What better way to celebrate Jesus’ gift to mankind and express the joy of the season, then with children. The Department of Social Development in collaboration with the Grand Turk Cruise…
December 24, 2011
Britain’s Prince Philip Treated for Blocked Coronary Artery
The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, has undergone surgery to treat a blocked artery in his heart that Buckingham Palace said had caused him chest pains. A palace spokeswoman said the prince had undergone a “minimally invasive…
December 24, 2011
Arrest Warrant Isssued for Head of French Breast Implant Firm
The head of a now-defunct French breast implant company is being sought by authorities in Costa Rica for what are described as “life and death” offenses. Jean-Claude Mas is founder of Poly Implant Prothese , a firm that was shut down last year after…
December 24, 2011
Environmental Group Says Nigerian Oil Spill Stretches 900 Square Kilometers
An environmental group says an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria this past week could stretch across more than 900 square kilometers of ocean. The U.S.-based group, SkyTruth, says it estimates from satellite images it has obtained that the slick is…
December 23, 2011
Trini woman in marriage scam gets 18 months in UK
A TRINIDAD-born woman will spend Christmas in a British jail after being found guilty of paying her gay hairdresser to become her husband in an attempt to avoid deportation. Vera Jadoonanan, 39, offered her British hairdresser £10,000 to become her…