CFO’s response to the Consultative Forum’s statement

Hugh McGarel-Groves, CFO, TCI Government said in reply to Lillian Missick: "I very much welcome the contribution of the consultative forum to this discussion of the role of the Advisory Council and Consultative Forum in signing off the next TCIG…

STATEMENT TO THE CONSULTATIVE FORUM – MARCH 27, 2012

I would like to begin today's session with a clarification on the timetable by which the Turks and Caicos Islands budget for financial year 2012/13 will be consulted upon and agreed. The governor's office published this timetable on Thursday.…

New York puts Tebow center stage in media firestorm

The most famous backup quarterback in NFL history stepped onto the artificial turf of the New York Jets practice facility at 12:06 p.m. on Monday afternoon. He smiled as he walked past the yard markers on the field, the click-click-click of…

No room for complacency – Sammy

Darren Sammy said it was important for his side to quickly switch from the 50 overs to Twenty20 mode, as they prepare for the first Digicel Twenty20 International against Australia on Tuesday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. The West Indies…

England rally as Graeme Swann checks Sri Lanka in first Test

Sri Lanka closed 209 runs ahead of England at 84-5 after an eventful second day of the first Test in Galle which saw 17 wickets fall. They took their overnight 289-8 to 318, with Mahela Jayawardene last out for 180, as James Anderson claimed……

Alan Shearer says Glenn Hoddle a realistic contender for England

Alan Shearer says Glenn Hoddle is a realistic contender for the England manager's job should Harry Redknapp not be appointed. The former England boss said on Monday his "life would be incomplete" without a second opportunity as national…

Andy Roddick beats Roger Federer at the Miami Masters

Roger Federer's 16-match winning streak came to an end when he was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 6-4 by Andy Roddick in the third round of the Miami Masters. "I came out flat today," the Swiss said. "I was a bit tired, I guess." World number one…

Pope Benedict calls for open society during Cuba visit

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Cubans to build an "open and renewed society", at the start of the first papal visit to the communist-run country in 14 years. At a Mass in front of some 200,000 people in the eastern city of Santiago, he called for a…

Jamaica: PNP AGAIN! Governing party thumps JLP in Local Gov’t Elections

THE ruling People’s National Party (PNP) demolished the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in yesterday’s Local Government Elections, taking 12 of the 13 parish councils, among them the prized Kingston and St Andrew Corporation in the capital…

Three men slashed and killed in Barbados following domestic disputes

Three men were stabbed to death in less than 24 hours following separate domestic disputes incidents between Friday afternoon and the early hours of Saturday morning. And, police are today questioning a woman and a man in connection with two of…