February 13, 2012
IDB strengthens partnership with Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has strengthened its historic partnership with member countries of the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname. IDB general manager for the Caribbean Department, Gerard Johnson, hailed results achieved…
February 13, 2012
Grammys 2012: Adele Wins Big While Stars Mourn Whitney Houston
Adele swept the top categories at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, taking home five top awards including Album of the Year for her blockbuster smash 21, Record and Song of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep" and Pop Solo Performance for "Someone…
February 13, 2012
Grammy sends tribute to Whitney
LL Cool J, host of the 54th annual Grammy Awards, opened the show by saying a prayer, thanking the Lord for allowing the world a glimpse of Whitney Houston. Then he showed what he termed "a great Grammy moment". The television screens showed a…
February 13, 2012
Whitney Houston: Stars remember Grammy-winning singer
Tributes and messages of condolence poured in Sunday after word spread of the death in Hollywood on Feb. 11, 2012, of Grammy-winning pop singer and actress Whitney Houston. Authorities say the 48-year-old Houston died Saturday at a Beverly Hills,…
February 13, 2012
Fay-Ann cries at RAMA
SLUMPED to the stage with tears streaming down her face, Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez was caught in a moment of total pride and euphoria, overcome with emotion, she wiped away tears on Saturday night at the inaugural Rama fete held at the Hasely…
February 13, 2012
KI, Chutney Soca king over Rikki Jai
RISING chutney star Kris Vishal “KI” Persad not only scaled the Mt Everest of chutney competitions when on Saturday he dethroned veteran Rikki Jai, for the Chutney Soca Monarch crown, but he also created history by being the youngest champ, at…
February 13, 2012
Update of PRC Backlog and Delayed Caseworking for new BOTC Naturalisation and Registration Applications
The general public will recall that the Ministry of Border Control and Labour temporarily suspended the receipt and processing of all new applications for Permanent Resident Certificates on February 26, 2010. The Ministry is pleased to confirm that…
February 13, 2012
LOCAL CEO CALLED TO REGIONAL BOARD
Digicel TCI CEO E. Jay Saunders has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organization (CANTO) at its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) in St. Maarten. Under the theme “Accelerating the…
February 13, 2012
Turks and Caicos Tourism Arrivals Highlights Growth
The Turks and Caicos Islands tourism arrivals for 2011 surpassed the 1 million mark and grew to an all time high in the country’s history. Since the destination has begun keeping records of tourism arrivals from the 1980’s, the Turks and Caicos have…
February 13, 2012
Lime has given the gift of magic to the TCI.
In release sent to RTC News Lime is offering to help its local and faithful customers to help cope with the harsh economic times, LIME has introduced an offer that magically extends the talk time for participating customers. Magic Minutes, as the…