April 3, 2013
New District Constables Sworn-in
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has been strengthened yet again with another batch of District Constables. The seven new District Constables who were sworn in today Tuesday at the Stanley Williams Training Centre in Providenciales by…
April 3, 2013
Men charged for Aggravated Burglary
A teenager is among three persons up on charges related to burglary. Police at the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police in Providenciales on Monday 01st April charged three (3) men ages 17, 21 and 38 respectively for Aggravated Burglary and…
April 3, 2013
PAHO/WHO launches its first photography and video contest on complementary child feeding
The best photographs and videos that illustrate complementary child feeding among children 6 months to 2 years in the Americas will be awarded by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in the first ProPAN…
April 3, 2013
Nose gear collapses when small plane lands
The Sun Sentinel of Miami Florida is reporting that the nose gear on a twin-engine plane collapsed when it landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Monday. According to US Federal Aviation Administration officials, only the pilot was aboard…
April 3, 2013
Premier Ewing has shuffled his Cabinet
Premier Hon Dr. Rufus Ewing has shuffled around his cabinet a bit. One such change ids the Ministry of Tourism which will no longer be headed by Hon C. Washington Missick, but will now be headed by the Premier himself. Health now becomes Hon.…
April 3, 2013
Sudan Begins Release of Political Prisoners
Authorities in Sudan have released seven political prisoners, a day after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir ordered the release of all political detainees. The six men and one woman were released early Tuesday from Kober Prison in Khartoum. They…
April 3, 2013
North Korea nuclear: US vows to ‘defend self and South’
The US will defend itself and its "treaty ally" South Korea in the face of North Korean threats, Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Mr Kerry made the pledge while speaking at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se.……
April 3, 2013
UN Passes Landmark Arms Treaty
The United Nations has overwhelmingly approved (154-3 with 23 abstentions) a landmark treaty regulating trade in conventional arms. The legally binding treaty sets international standards to regulate the import, export and transfer of conventional…
April 3, 2013
Macular degeneration: Cholesterol drugs ‘may save sight’
Eye drops designed to lower cholesterol may be able to prevent one of the most common forms of blindness, according to US researchers. They showed how high cholesterol levels could affect the immune system and lead to macular degeneration. Tests…
April 3, 2013
European data watchdogs target Google over privacy
Six European data protection agencies are contemplating legal action over Google's privacy policy. The threat comes as a four-month deadline to change the policy expires with Google making "no change" to the policy. Google's perceived failure to…