May 29, 2012
UN envoy Kofi Annan set to meet Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks on Tuesday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Mr Annan's plan to end the country's conflict has been overshadowed by international revulsion at Friday's massacre in the Houla…
May 29, 2012
Bluefin tuna record Fukushima radioactivity
Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have been found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident. The fish would have picked up the pollution while swimming in Japanese waters, before then…
May 29, 2012
US Denies Sending Commandos to Spy on North Korea
U.S. military officials are rejecting a report suggesting that U.S. military commandos have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence on Pyongyang's underground military installations. The Diplomat, a Tokyo-based political journal,…
May 29, 2012
Indian PM to Meet with Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Tuesday with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he wraps up his three-day visit to strengthen trade and investment links between the two Asian neighbors. Prime Minister Singh met with Burmese…
May 29, 2012
Egyptians Torch Shafiq Headquarters as Election Results Trigger Violence
Egyptian demonstrators incensed that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister has advanced into a run-off presidential election have vandalized his main campaign office and set it on fire after officials confirmed the vote results.…
May 27, 2012
EDITORIAL: SACRIFICING EDUCATION ON THE ALTAR OF LAW AND ORDER
In 1991 when C. Washington Misick became Chief Minister of our country, he was offered a development package by the British government that included the building of a prison. Mr. Misick asked that instead of allocating those funds to prison…
May 27, 2012
Police News
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a property in Pete Court, Kew Town. The apartment was entered sometime between 9.30am on Thursday and 6.45pm the same day. TWO laptop computers and a quantity of jewellery were taken during a break-in at a…
May 27, 2012
TCI prepares for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Turks and Caicos Islands preparations for the forthcoming 2012 Atlantic Hurricane continue apace Horatio Tuit, Assistant Director, TCIG Department of Disaster Management will explain later today, Fri, 25 May 2012. Tuit will speak at a…
May 27, 2012
Health Prevention Measures promoted throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)
Public health officials have contacted all medical staff across the Turks and Caicos Islands in an effort to ensure that all possible data is gathered to help resolve an outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting being experienced in Providenciales.…
May 27, 2012
NEW DEAL IS GOOD FOR TAXPAYERS AND LOAN HOLDERS
A better deal for taxpayers and lower payments for loan holders are the main benefits of the Turks and Caicos Island Government’s decision to restructure TCInvest it was announced today, Friday, 25 May 2012. First Caribbean Bank, Royal Bank of…