December 23, 2011
TCIG Voluntary Severence Update
The TCI Government’s Office of Public Service Management can confirm that it began distributing 697 voluntary severance package quotations to civil service applicants this morning. These quotations outline the compensation package available to…
December 23, 2011
24 Hour Crime Recap
During the past twenty-four hours Police in Providenciales have responded to three (3) reports of a serious nature, namely two (2) Burglaries –Blue Hills and one (1) Attempted Burglary – Turtle Cove. During the said period one male was arrested for…
December 22, 2011
Lady Gaga fans hit by hack on Twitter and Facebook
Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a targeted attack on her Twitter and Facebook accounts. Multiple messages, seemingly from the singer, offered "free iPad2's to each one of you". Attached links directed more than 100,000 of her followers…
December 22, 2011
Taylor Swift’s CoverGirl ad pulled
We never thought Taylor Swift could be controversial, but according to E! News, the singer’s ultra-glossy CoverGirl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara ad has been yanked after it caught the attention of an ad industry watchdog group. The offense? Excessive…
December 22, 2011
US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr jailed for domestic abuse
US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has been jailed for 90 days by a Las Vegas court after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, in 2010. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 (£1,600) and complete 100 hours of community…
December 22, 2011
Kobe with torn wrist ligament; status for opener unclear
Kobe Bryant did not play in the Los Angeles Lakers' preseason finale against the Clippers on Wednesday night because of a torn ligament in his right wrist, and his status for the season opener on Christmas Day is up in the air. A MRI revealed the…
December 22, 2011
Mexico disbands Veracruz-Boca del Rio police force
An entire municipal police force in Mexico has been disbanded as part of a campaign to root out corruption and improve security in the face of drug-related violence. More than 900 officers in Veracruz-Boca del Rio are losing their jobs. The…
December 22, 2011
Mexico Maya begin 2012 ‘end of era’ countdown
Indigenous Maya communities in southern Mexico have begun a year-long countdown to 21 December 2012, which will mark the end of a five-millenia cycle in the ancient Mayan calendar. Some people have interpreted the prophecy as predicting the…
December 22, 2011
MF Global’s missing $700 million could be in UK
The bankruptcy court trustee in the MF Global case has identified $700 million in U.S. customer funds that were sent to the United Kingdom before the collapse of the commodities and futures trader. But while the trustee said he would be trying to…
December 22, 2011
BofA settles unfair lending claims for $335 million
The Justice Department announced a $335 million settlement with Bank of America Wednesday over discriminatory lending practice at Countrywide Financial. Attorney General Eric Holder said a federal probe found discrimination against at least…