April 21, 2013
Deputy Preimier & Minister of Youth speaks about National Consultation
The Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Akierra Missick today sent RTC News a message on the upcoming national consultation. The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is guided by the principle that our highest…
April 21, 2013
Paraguay holds key presidential election
Voters in Paraguay go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election seen as key to restoring the country's democratic credentials. Horacio Cartes, of the conservative Colorado Party, and the centre-right Liberal Party's Efrain Alegre are seen as…
April 21, 2013
Venezuela election official plays down vote audit
The electoral commission in Venezuela has said an audit of last Sunday's disputed presidential vote will not affect Nicolas Maduro's victory. Mr Maduro's main challenger, Henrique Capriles, agreed to the electronic audit after withdrawing his demand…
April 21, 2013
Argentines hold mass rallies against government
Tens of thousands of people in Argentina are taking part in protests against the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Huge crowds marched through the capital Buenos Aires chanting slogans, banging pots and pans and waving……
April 21, 2013
Haiti PM has high hopes for Canada aid
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has expressed optimism that the Canadian Government will review its decision halt new aid projects in his country. Lamothe comments came after he held talks with Canada’s International Co-operation Minister…
April 21, 2013
Guatemala judge suspends trial of former military ruler
A judge in Guatemala has suspended the trial of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt. He was being tried for a counter-insurgency plan that killed more than 1,700 members of the Ixil indigenous group in 1982. Judge Carol Patricia Flores said she…
April 21, 2013
Argentine football fans assault players after cup exit
Dozens of fans of the Argentine football club Huracan have stormed the club's changing rooms after a training session and assaulted some players. They also stole players' belongings and damaged their cars outside the stadium in Buenos Aires. The…
April 21, 2013
Extra police on duty for London Marathon
Hundreds of extra police officers will be on duty at the London Marathon later in a bid to reassure runners and spectators after the Boston bombings. More than 35,000 runners are due to take part in the race, which starts in Blackheath, south-east…
April 21, 2013
China quake kills scores in rural Sichuan
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 160 people and injured at least 5,700 in China's rural south-west, officials say. The 6.6-magnitude tremor sent people fleeing from buildings across Sichuan province, which was devastated by a massive quake…
April 21, 2013
Syria crisis: US steps up aid to rebels at talks in Turkey
US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced a doubling of US aid to Syria's rebels and told a Friends of Syria meeting its members were committed to a peaceful transition. Mr Kerry told the meeting in Istanbul that the US would provide Syrian…