March 8, 2014
Boeing checks 787 Dreamliners for wing cracks
Boeing is checking Dreamliner planes being produced in the US for potential "hairline cracks" in their wings. The move came after Japanese supplier Mitsubishi Heavy Industries warned Boeing that a change in its manufacturing process may cause…
March 8, 2014
Trini hotels score big with Carnival
Major hotels and guest houses in and around Port of Spain, Trinidad were booked solid for the Carnival season. The staff at the Hyatt Regency hotel, Capital Plaza, Carlton Savannah and several smaller guest houses said they had no room to spare.……
March 7, 2014
LIAT Airlines cutting unprofitable routes
The regional airline, LIAT, says it will take “decisive action” to deal with unprofitable routes as the Antigua-based airline seeks to make its operations financially variable. “We have been trying, before going the harsh route, to persuade people…
March 7, 2014
UN Says Almost All Muslims Have Fled C.A.R. Capital
The United Nation's humanitarian chief says almost the entire Muslim population of the capital of the Central African Republic has fled after a campaign of violence by largely Christian militias. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos says…
March 7, 2014
Israel Willing to Give Up Settlements for Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel would give up some settlements in a peace deal with the Palestinians. In an interview taped for broadcast with Israel's Channel 2 television, Mr. Netanyahu said it is clear some settlements…
March 7, 2014
Russia Has About 20,000 Troops in Ukraine
The Pentagon estimates there are now about 20,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, as East-West tensions simmer over Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Rear Admiral John Kirby says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Ukrainian…
March 7, 2014
Ukraine Base Under Seige in Crimea
Armed men smashed a Russian military truck through the gates of a Ukrainian missile defense post in the Crimean peninsula. The men negotiated with the base's commanders as soldiers sheltered in their barracks Friday. No shots have been reported.…
March 7, 2014
Kenyan President, Cabinet Take Pay Cuts
Kenya's president says that he and his Cabinet will take pay cuts as part of austerity measures to reduce the government's wages. President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday that he and his deputy will take a 20 percent pay cut while his Cabinet and…
March 6, 2014
“VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED” – PREMIER EWING
The Premier has decried the few recent acts of violent crimes that have been committed in the community of Providenciales, making it clear that “it will not be tolerated” and that law enforcement and the judicial system must “throw the book” at the…
March 6, 2014
Fatal shooting of a businessman in Grace Bay
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are investigating the death of a man following a report of multiple shots heard being fired in the vicinity of a business place last night. At approximately 7:57PM (Tuesday 4th March 2014),…