November 27, 2013
Rescue operation as boat with Haitian migrants capsizes
A rescue operation is under way in the Bahamas, after a 12m (40ft) vessel carrying Haitian migrants ran aground and capsized. The US Coast Guard said about 100 migrants were clinging to the hull of the overturned boat. Up to 30 people may have died…
November 27, 2013
Honduras election: Hernandez has ‘irreversible’ lead
Honduras' conservative governing party candidate has an unbeatable lead in the country's presidential vote, according to election officials. They say Juan Orlando Hernandez is five points points clear of his main rival, and that with a third of…
November 27, 2013
Cuba suspends consular services in US over lack of banking
Cuba says it has been forced to close most of its consular services in the United States because no bank will take its business. The Cuban Interests Section in Washington said the M&T Bank had informed it in July that it would no longer provide…
November 27, 2013
Latvian government falls over Riga supermarket disaster
Latvia's PM Valdis Dombrovskis has announced his resignation, and thereby the fall of his government, over the deadly collapse of a Riga supermarket. He made the announcement at a meeting with President Andris Berzins. "Considering the tragedy and…
November 27, 2013
Protests Continue in Ukraine Against Refusal to Sign EU Deal
Protesters gathered Wednesday outside a government building in Kyiv objecting to Ukraine's decision not to sign a landmark trade deal with the EU in favor of increasing ties with Russia. Three opposition leaders participating in the protests were…
November 27, 2013
Karzai Says Will Not Sign US Security Pact Now
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is continuing to say that he will wait until his country's presidential election in April before signing a security pact with the United States. In an interview with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty that…
November 27, 2013
Rouhani: Iran Will Never Stop Enrichment
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will not stop its nuclear enrichment activity, while pledging to have "constructive interaction" with the international community. Mr. Rouhani said in an interview on IRIB television that Iran has a…
November 27, 2013
Syrian Government to Attend Peace Talks
The Syrian government announced on Wednesday that it will participate in peace talks the United Nations has scheduled for January in Geneva. The foreign ministry said the Syrian government will send a delegation, but stressed that President Bashar…
November 27, 2013
Progress made on the commitments in the 2012 Joint Ministerial Council communiqué Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) Department of Strategic Policy and Planning (SPPU) is forecasting a 3.4 percent growth for the TCI economy in 2013. This growth is underpinned by a recovery in the tourism and construction sectors with…
November 27, 2013
21-year-old charged in Handling Stolen Goods investigation
After through investigations, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force have laid the charge of Handling Stolen Goods against 21-year-old Anthony Clarke of Grand Turk. The charge stems from a report made on Wednesday November 06, 2013. Clarke…