January 15, 2013
More petty robberies attacks the police in the TCI
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January 15, 2013
Premier Ewing on Official Tour of Turks and Caicos Islands
Premier Hon Rufus Ewing commenced his official tour of the Turks and Caicos Islands Monday January 14, 2013, the first since being elected on November 8, 2012. The tour began on Grand Turk and will end on Salt Cay on Monday January 21, 2013.…
January 15, 2013
TCIG Promotes Job Estimation Training for Small Contractors
The Ministries of Government Support Services and Border Control and Labour are partnering with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in a bold initiative to promote national skill development among contractors within the Turks and Caicos Islands.…
January 15, 2013
Mexico violence ‘kills 38 in three days’
A wave of violence in Mexico has left nearly 40 people dead in three days, authorities say. At least 16 bodies were found in the Toluca region on Monday and another 22 in Mexico City over the weekend. Police said organised crime is thought to be…
January 15, 2013
BVI enhances tourism product through heritage site project
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has thrusted its support behind a project to stabilise one of the Territory’s most significant heritage sites: the St. Philip’s Anglican Church also known as the Church of the Freed Africans. This as the…
January 15, 2013
Trinidad record five murders on the weekend
The murder toll in Trinidad has jumped to 12 following five murders on the weekend.The latest victim was discovered by officers of the Inter Agency Task Force yesterday while they were on patrol in the Laventille area. The man was found in a pool of…
January 15, 2013
Guatemalan mayor Carlos Castillo Medrano shot dead
The mayor of the eastern Guatemalan town of Jutiapa has been shot dead as he waited to have his hair cut at a barber's. Witnesses say Carlos Enrique Castillo Medrano, 39, was killed by two unidentified men who shot at him six times before escaping…
January 15, 2013
Grenadians will go to the polls next month
Grenadians will head to the polls on Tuesday February 19th 2013.The date has just been announced by Prime Minister Hon Tillman Thomas as he addressed supporters at a rally, hosted by the New Democratic Congress (NDC). The Prime Minister did not…
January 15, 2013
Golden Globes: Ben Affleck’s Argo scoops two awards
Ben Affleck has won best director for his film Argo at the Golden Globe awards. Argo, set amidst the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, also won best drama. Best actor in a drama went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his role in the biopic Lincoln, while Jessica…
January 15, 2013
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell sues finance firm
Author Patricia Cornwell has sued her former financial firm for $100m (£62m). The writer, best known for crime novels featuring medical investigator Dr Kay Scarpetta, has accused the firm of negligence and breach of contract. She said she fired the…