August 19, 2013
SHADOW MINISTER GOLDRAY EWING WELCOMES OPENING OF LOBSTER SEASON BUT SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS TO STEP UP
The Opposition is disappointed in the lip service being paid in the Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs to the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs which performs crucial roles in managing our environment and natural resources. Whilst…
August 19, 2013
Crime & Incident Reports for August 15, 2013
RTC News understands that on Wednesday 14th August 2013 at 9:30pm a report was made of a Burglary at Norway Road Kewtown, Providenciales. Police Officers met with the complainant who informed officers that she and her roommate was at home in the…
August 19, 2013
PROVIDENCIALES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- TERMINAL BUILDING GOING UP
Passengers and airport visitors may see the continued movement within the protected fenced area directly in front of the existing terminal. Construction crews are in the process of building “up” as structural elements for the new terminal building…
August 19, 2013
Trade Mission TCI-Haiti
“Trade Mission TCI-Haiti” organised by the Haitian Consulate in conjunction with the Providenciales and Grand Turk Chambers of Commerce, took from the 9th – 13th August 2013. Supported by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government Investment Unit, the…
August 19, 2013
Telecoms company Cable & Wireless to quit UK after 140 years
Cable & Wireless Communications, the last remnant of a telecoms empire that once employed 54,000 people around the world, is to leave the UK. After 140 years as a British company, CWC is relocating its headquarters from Holborn in central…
August 19, 2013
Snowden case: Brazil ‘concerned’ after UK detention
Brazil says the detention under British terror laws of one of its citizens at London's Heathrow airport caused "grave concern" and was "unjustified". David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald who published documents leaked by…
August 19, 2013
Government,private sector representatives meet CAL’s executives -air fares, customer services among key concerns addressed
Chairman of the Board of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL), Mr Philip Marshall has assured that the people “ are important to the heartbeat of Caribbean Airlines,” He gave this assurance yesterday during a meeting with representatives from the…
August 19, 2013
Paraguay ‘EPP leftist rebels’ kill five in San Pedro
Paraguay has declared a "maximum alert" following the kidnapping and killing of five security guards at a cattle ranch. Authorities blamed Saturday's attacks in San Pedro region north of the capital, Asuncion, on leftist rebels the Paraguayan…
August 19, 2013
Peru drug arrests case to go to prosecutor
The Peruvian police investigation into drug trafficking claims against two UK women is expected to be passed to the state prosecutor's office later so formal charges can be made. Melissa Reid, from Lenzie near Glasgow, and Michaella McCollum, from…
August 19, 2013
Bahamas deports Cuban refugees despite protests
The government of the Bahamas has deported back to Cuba 24 refugees who had applied for asylum in the United States and other countries. Campaigners in the US have accused the Bahamas of putting the lives of the refugees in danger by sending them…