May 16, 2012
Caribbean islands fingered in Croatian drug ring.
Nine Croatians, one Serb and a Columbian have been arrested in police raids on Martinique and in the Dominican Republic as the net closed on an international drug ring last week. The major bust took place on Martinique where the drugs were hidden…
May 16, 2012
Seismic centre repeats warning of major earthquake
The magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off the coast of Antigua last Friday (May 11) is a warning that the Caribbean should prepare for a much more severe earthquake to come. This warning has again been sounded by the Seismic Research Unit in…
May 16, 2012
Montserrat cops under review.
The Royal Montserrat Police Service (RMPS) is currently undergoing a review by a three-man team led by Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) law enforcement advisor Larry Covington. Governor Adrian Davis, with the approval of the…
May 16, 2012
Strauss-Kahn Countersues New York Hotel Maid
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is countersuing the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her. His $1 million lawsuit says the maid, Guinea native Nafissatou Diallo, cost him not only his IMF…
May 16, 2012
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks in Berlin
Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis. He was speaking in Berlin following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hours after being sworn in. Both leaders said…
May 16, 2012
Ratko Mladic goes on trial over Bosnia ‘war crimes’
Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is set to go on trial on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide. He is the last of the main protagonists in the Balkan wars of the 1990s to face an international trial in…
May 16, 2012
Sina, China’s largest internet portal, swings to loss
Sina Corp, China's largest internet portal and media website, has swung to a loss in the first three months of the year. Its first quarter net loss was $13.7m (£8.6m) compared with a profit of $15m in the same period last year. The company said…
May 16, 2012
Masseur drops sex assault claim against John Travolta
One of the two male masseurs who accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault dropped his $2 million lawsuit on Tuesday, but the lawyer for the second masseur said he was going ahead with that case and was confident of success. The unidentified…
May 16, 2012
GOVERNOR’S TOUR REPORTS PROGRESS ON MILESTONES AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY ACTION
Governor Ric Todd’s quarterly tour of the Turks and Caicos Family Islands continues apace with dates and time now announced for Grand Turk and Provo following on from successful visits to North Caicos, Middle Caicos, South Caicos and Salt Cay. His…
May 16, 2012
NEW STATUS CARDS MAKES IDENTIFYING BELONGERS EASIER
A single free card that provides statutory proof of Belonger/Turks and Caicos Islander status will be available free of charge to those who register before 29 June 2012. As of today some 2,861 persons had registered to vote ahead of the closing date…