May 22, 2012
Mali Interim President Attacked, Taken to Hospital
Protesters who broke into Mali's presidential palace attacked the country's interim leader, who was rushed to a hospital in the capital, Bamako. Hospital workers said Mali's interim president, Dioncounda Traore, was released after emergency…
May 22, 2012
Syrian Unrest Spills Into Lebanon; Battles in Beirut
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners fired into the air Monday at a raucous funeral for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing has set off deadly street battles in Beirut. News that Sheikh Ahmed Abdul-Wahid had been gunned down in Lebanon set off battles…
May 22, 2012
Al-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was ‘Revenge’
Al-Qaida says a suicide bomber's attack in Yemen that killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 on Monday was revenge for what it called a U.S.-backed war on its followers. Yemeni officials say a suspected rogue soldier detonated the…
May 21, 2012
2012-2013 Budget Statem…The Road to Recovery
The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has faced numerous fiscal challenges over the past 5 years since being able to achieve its last fiscal surplus in 2006/2007. Saddled with large amounts of unpaid debts and unsustainable revenue…
May 21, 2012
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY AND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS CONFIRMED FOR TCI
Turks and Caicos Islands events to mark the Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Birthday have been announced by His Excellency the Governor today, Monday, 21 May 2012. The TCI events will run in conjunction with celebrations both in other UK…
May 21, 2012
Police Overview in the TCI
Here is an overview of activities occuring in the TCI through the Royal Turks & Caiocs Police Force. A BLACKBERRY Curve mobile phone was stolen from underneath a sports bag at the side of the Downtown basketball court. The theft happened early on…
May 21, 2012
Softball Fast & Slow Pitch in Providenciales.
Softball continued at the National Stadium over the weekend in Providenciales. In Saturday's Fast pitch games, KIA Rulay won with 14 to Sotheby's Flamingo's 4. In the second game Windsong Braves scored 11 beating Salt Mills Rake's to only 1.…
May 21, 2012
Thunder silence Lakers to take 3-1 series lead
A late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they left the Los Angeles Lakers on the verge of playoff elimination with a 103-100 win in Game Four on Saturday. The second-seeded Thunder…
May 21, 2012
Sharapova lifts trophy in rainy Rome
Maria Sharapova beat Li Na in three sets to defend her Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday in a bizarre match played in sometimes heavy rain and amid the distraction of football fans gathering nearby. Sharapova was 6-4 4-0 down but fought back…
May 21, 2012
Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62. Gibb's representative Doug Wright announced in a statement that Gibb passed away today "following his long battle with cancer…