December 23, 2012
TOURIST BOARD PARTNERS WITH EXCITING MISS TURKS & CAICOS UNIVERSE BEAUTY ORGANIZATION:
The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board announced today its partnership with the newly established Miss Turks and Caicos Universe Beauty Organization Ltd. (MTCUBO), to produce the upcoming 2013 Miss Turks and Caicos Universe Beauty Pageant, under the…
December 23, 2012
Seven Stars Resort Turks And Caicos Earns First-Time Placement On Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
Seven Stars Resort, located on the island of Providenciales, Turks & Caicos ends the year on a high note, announcing its first-time placement to Condé Nast Traveler’s coveted 2013 Gold List of the World’s Best Places to Stay. On the heels of…
December 23, 2012
The Veranda Turks & Caicos To Close For Renovations
The Veranda, recently acquired by Sandals Resorts International (SRI), parent company of Beaches Resorts, Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts and flagship, Sandals Resorts, will close for renovations starting Monday, January 7 through at least the month…
December 23, 2012
Crime & Incident Report for December 2012
The Royal Turks & Caicos Police are investigating an Abstracting Electricity incident, which was reported at 11:33AM on Thursday December 20, 2012. An employee of Fortis reported that he suspected that electricity was being stolen on a property…
December 23, 2012
Hugo Chavez allies ‘rule out new election’
Venezuela will not call fresh elections if President Hugo Chavez is unable to be sworn in for a fourth term in January, the head of Congress said. Mr Chavez is recovering from a respiratory infection suffered after his fourth cancer surgery in……
December 23, 2012
Lara Cancer Treatment Centre slapped with a $20m lawsuit
The Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre (BLCTC) in Trinidad has been slapped with a $20 million lawsuit on the eve of the second anniversary of Ricardo "Smokey" McKenzie's death from a suspected deadly overdose of radiation to his brain.To support…
December 23, 2012
Severe penalties for any one involved in the importation of “Black Mosquito Coil”
The Jamaica Customs Department is reporting that over the past two months it has made five major seizures of Black Mosquito Coils at various sea ports and business premises in the Corporate Area.The item, which is being imported under the name…
December 23, 2012
Copahue volcano eruption puts Argentina and Chile on alert
The authorities in Argentina and Chile have issued an alert over increased activity at the Copahue volcano, which has begun spewing smoke and gas. Many residents have already left the area as a precaution. An orange volcano alert, the second…
December 23, 2012
Moody’s downgrades Barbados rating – Barbados Finance Minister responds
Moody's Investors Service on Thursday downgraded Barbados' credit rating to Ba1, into junk territory, citing the Caribbean country's lukewarm economy and rising government debt levels.The rating also carries a negative outlook, with the agency…
December 23, 2012
Somali troops ‘free’ 22 hostages held by pirates
Twenty-two hostages seized by pirates nearly three years ago have been freed, the authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say. They said their maritime force began the operation to free the hostages - and their ship - nearly two…