November 25, 2013
Rihanna first artist to receive first ever AMA Icon Award
Rihanna performed her single "Diamonds (in the Sky)" at the 2013 AMA Video Music Awards on Nov. 24, 2013. Its the night when the 25-year-old Barbadian superstar was honored with the first ever AMA Icon Award. Bill Maher introduced Rihanna to the…
November 25, 2013
Jamaican Teacher Launches Campaign To Boycott T&T Products
As the implications of a move seemingly aimed at blocking Jamaicans from entering Trinidad and Tobago soak in, a consumer-oriented Facebook campaign urging Jamaicans to boycott products imported from that country has grabbed the support of scores of…
November 25, 2013
Trinidad baby horror
A one-year-old boy was found dead in the latrine of a Maracas Valley, St Joseph, home yesterday hours after a close male relative of the boy telephoned the police and claimed the child had been abducted by three men. The horror story began around 1…
November 25, 2013
Dominicans in Houston celebrate Independence
Dominicans in Houston, Texas celebrated Dominica’s 35th anniversary of Independence on November 2nd at the Double Tree Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Independence Gala which was staged during the observance was highlighted by a highly motivating and…
November 25, 2013
Trinidad prison officers uncover brisk trade
There is a big business behind bars in prisons where a hot seller is cigarettes at $600 a pack. According to a senior prison official, business is booming with over 500 cellphones confiscated in just one month. Some 300 were destroyed yesterday…
November 25, 2013
TCI Passports on hold
The Ministry of Border Control and Labour has advised that it is currently experiencing technical difficulties and is therefore unable to produce Turks and Caicos Islands Passports at this time. The Ministry is working with the Government’s…
November 25, 2013
Opposition Leader cries out for help RE:11 year old Juvenile
In an urgent plea to the public, Opposition Leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson asks for help with a juvenile in prison. In the release to RTC News, Mrs. Robinson states: ‘Yesterday we were deeply disturbed and outraged at the fact that a child…
November 25, 2013
MOHHS issues advisory to public on sale of OxyElite Pro
The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) has issued an advisory to merchants and the public to immediately discontinue the sale, distribution and use of the dietary supplement: OxyElite Pro or VERSA-1. This comes as the United States Food…
November 25, 2013
NHIP & NIB merge collection forces
Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the way for the Minister of Health and Human Services Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith and the Minister of Finance Hon. C. Washington Missick to develop a process to merge the compliance and collection functions of NHIP and NIB…
November 25, 2013
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign now on
The Energy and Utilities Department of the Ministry of Government Support Services this week launched its Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign under the theme “Smart Choices Today for a Sustainable Energy Tomorrow-Be Energy…