International Air Transport Association (IATA) is celebrating 100 years of commercial aviation

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is celebrating 100 years of commercial aviation. This year, 2014 marks a century of commercial flights in the airline industry. All stakeholders were invited to join the celebration and encourage…

Fortis Sponsors Science Fair to Showcase the Bright Minds of TCI’s Youth

FortisTCI Limited is gearing up for another annual science fair, making this the fourth year running that the utility company has supported the academic affair. FortisTCI is proud to again be the primary sponsor. The Company strongly believes in…

Classes at Clement Howell High to Resume Tomorrow

The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Library Services is advising ALL teachers and students of the Clement Howell High School in Providenciales, that the school will resume classes as normal tomorrow Thursday February 27, 2014.  It is public…

DEPUTY GOVERNOR MATERNITY LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS

Deputy Governor of the Turks and Ciacos Islands, Hon Anya Williams, has begun her maternity leave, it was announced by the Governor’s Office today, Thursday, 27 February 2014.  During her absence her duties will revert to Governor Beckingham as head…

Violent clashes at Venezuela march

Venezuelan police and opposition demonstrators have clashed at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas. Several people were injured, as police fired tear gas and activists hurled stones in the Altamira district.…

Caribbean can pool resources to cash-in on lucrative Chinese market

A world economist has suggested that the upswing in the global economy will filter down to the Caribbean. Dr. C. Fred Bergsten Director Emeritus of the Peterson Institute, an international Economic think thank -  told the first ever Caribbean…

New OECS director general appointed

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has announced the appointment of St Lucian Dr Didacus Jules as the organisation’s new director general. Jules, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Caribbean Examinations…

Jamaicans in US support ganja decriminalisation but urge caution

The push by the Jamaican ganja lobby for authorities to decriminalise the use of the weed has won broad-based support within the Jamaican diaspora here.  However, there is also deep concern that the move should not impact negatively on relations…

Paulwell says Jamaica must not be left behind as world takes on Marijuana

Jamaica will this year join a virtual tidal wave of countries across the globe in decriminalising ganja, forerunner to the establishment of a medicinal marijuana industry estimated to be worth billions of dollars.  The undertaking was given to the…

Profits at ‘China’s twitter’ surge

Profits at Sina Corp, owner of China's largest Twitter-like site Weibo, surged in the fourth quarter, boosted by a jump in advertising revenue.  It reported a net profit of $44.5m (£26.7m) in the October-to-December period, up from $2.4m a year……