July 19, 2013
Opposition walks out of Parliament in Barbados
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) walked out of Parliament last night, citing unfair treatment from Speaker of the House, Michael Carrington. Opposition Leader Mia Mottley packed up her bags at exactly 7:04 p.m., and her 12 colleagues…
July 17, 2013
Glee star died from alcohol and heroin
Cory Monteith, star of the hit TV musical comedy Glee, died from a heroin and alcohol overdose, a coroner in British Columbia has announced. The 31-year-old Canadian actor, who played Finn Hudson in the Fox TV hit, was found dead in a Vancouver…
July 17, 2013
Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda says UN
The conflict in Syria has caused the world's worst refugee crisis for 20 years, with an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, the UN says. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate"…
July 17, 2013
UN says Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda
The conflict in Syria has caused the world's worst refugee crisis for 20 years, with an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, the UN says. UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate"…
July 17, 2013
US Lawsuits Contest Legality of Government Surveillance
An unusual coalition of U.S. political advocacy and religious groups has filed suit contesting the legality of the government's surveillance of Americans' telephone records.The coalition, represented by a digital rights advocacy group called the…
July 17, 2013
Pakistan Denies Local Taliban Has Sent Hundreds of Fighters to Syria
Pakistan's Foreign Office has denied reports suggesting that Pakistani Taliban fighters have gone to Syria to fight alongside Sunni rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Also on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Pakistan's Interior Minister…
July 17, 2013
Greeks Strike Against Public Sector Cuts
Greek workers are striking to protest government plans to fire thousands of civil servants. Tuesday's strike disrupted public services and slowed down most hospitals. Rail and plane schedules are also being affected. Tourists hoping to see the…
July 17, 2013
RUGBY TEAM RETURNS TO THE TCI VICTORIOUS
The TCI U19 rugby team recently competed in a week long competition in Trinidad and Tobago returned to the TCI over the weekend. Ten countries from around the Caribbean participated in the tournament. The TCI defeated Guyana 34 to 0 and then…
July 17, 2013
Caribbean Trade Mission To China Planned
Caribbean governments and top private sector executives in the tourism and investment sectors are being urged to participate in a 10-day trade mission to four top cities in China, set for this September 14th-23rd. The trip comes on the heels of…
July 17, 2013
RTC Partners with the Body Show
The nation’s station, Radio Turks and Caicos (RTC) is partnering with organizers of this summer’s hotly anticipated spectacular sensation - The Body Show: Miss Body Beautiful & Mr Best Body - by creating an online voters poll that will feature…