October 24, 2012
Explosions, Fire Reported At Sudan Arms Factory
A huge fire was reported early Wednesday following explosions at the site of an arms factory near Sudan's capital Khartoum. News reports quote witnesses as saying they heard explosions late at night before the fire broke out. Initial media reports…
October 24, 2012
Obama, Romney Push to Win Over Undecided Voters
With two weeks until the election, President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are making a final appeal to voters who still have not made up their minds. Polls show the presidential race tied, and winning support of…
October 24, 2012
Russian Opposition Activist Charged With Plotting Riots
Russian investigators say they have charged an opposition activist with plotting riots, based on evidence from a pro-Kremlin television documentary. Russia's Investigations Committee formally brought charges against Leonid Razvozzhayev, a senior…
October 24, 2012
Disappointing Corporate Earnings & Worries About Spain Hurt Markets
Disappointing corporate earnings and continuing worries about Spain's battered economy cut stock prices on key European and U.S. exchanges Tuesday. Crude oil prices also declined. France's CAC-40 and Germany's DAX were down more than two percent at…
October 24, 2012
Bacterium Could Deliver Vaccine with No Needles
A type of bacterium that forms long-lasting spores could be a vehicle for delivering vaccines without the use of needles. Simon Cutting, a bacterial geneticist at Royal Holloway, University of London, worked with one of the most intensively studied…
October 22, 2012
Fatal Accident in Providenciales claims life of one
In Providenciales on Friday 19 October 2012, a 31-year-old male suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle in which he was a driving collided with another vehicle on the Millennium Highway in Blue Hills. The passenger of the vehicle in which the…
October 22, 2012
Gun man fired shots at vehicle, injuring 1 man
In Providenciales, on Friday (19 October 2012) at 3:00am, a 20 year old man received minor injuries to his upper right arm after a gunman opened fire on a White Truck in which he was a passenger. It was reported that a lone gunman walked up to the…
October 22, 2012
PNP Leader Dr. Rufus Ewing and Deputy Leader Mr. Carlos Simons demonstrate leadership
At the first National Debate in the TCI, the PNP Leadership team of Dr. Rufus Ewing and Mr. Carlos Simons QC demonstrated why the PNP is the right choice on election day, November 09, 2012. Those in attendance, those watching online and listening…
October 22, 2012
VIEWS SOUGHT ON TRADE DEAL WITH US
The UK Embassy in Washington has confirmed that their ongoing trade discussions with their US counterparts have secured an invitation for the Turks and Caicos Island to join the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) today, Wed 17 Oct 2012. The CBI is an…
October 22, 2012
Registration facility opens for British Postgraduate Scholarships
Turks and Caicos Islands candidates seeking a fully funded postgraduate scholarship in the United Kingdom for 2013/14 can now register their interest, thanks to a new website it was announced by the Governor’s Office today, Wed, 17 Oct 2012. The…