May 30, 2014
TCI MEN’S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE PRELIMINARY QUALIFICATION ROUND OF THE CARIBBEAN CUP
The Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) Men’s National Soccer Team will be travelling to Aruba next week. There, they take part in the Preliminary Qualification Round of The 2014 Caribbean Cup, consisting of three games against Aruba, the British…
May 30, 2014
TCIFA to host CFU Women’s Caribbean Cup
The Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association will host Group 3 of the inaugural CFU Women's Caribbean Cup starting today at the TCIFA Academy here in Providenciales. Group 3 of the inaugural CFU Women's Caribbean Cup, will include teams TCI,…
May 30, 2014
Russia’s Vladimir Putin ‘to respect’ Ukraine vote
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election. Speaking in St Petersburg, he said Russia was prepared to work with whoever was elected Ukraine's president in Sunday's vote. It is the first…
May 30, 2014
Yingluck Answers Thai Military Summons
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at a military installation in Bangkok on Friday, after she and dozens of political figures were summoned to a meeting with the country's ruling military. The military seized power in a bloodless…
May 30, 2014
Cameroon, Chad Finalize Boko Haram Security Talks
The presidents of Cameroon and Chad on Friday concluded two days of meetings during which they fine-tuned plans and reiterated commitments to a declaration of war on Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants made in Paris last week. Addressing a crowd of…
May 30, 2014
Deputy Premier plays key role in Commonwealth Women’s Parliamentary Conference
The Deputy Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon, Akierra Missick is expected to play a leading role in the three day Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian’s Association International conference, which got underway in Nassau, Bahamas Tuesday 21…
May 27, 2014
Caribbean Development Bank pleased with S&P’s new ratings
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it welcomes the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) revision of the bank’s outlook from “negative” to “stable” and affirmation of its “AA/A-1+” status on long and short term foreign currency…
May 27, 2014
No plans to devalue the local currency in TNT
The Trinidad and Tobago government says there are no plans to devalue the local currency as the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) called for an end to the new system of foreign currency allocation that it claims could lead to the…
May 27, 2014
Haiti launches multimillion-dollar project to address poverty
Haiti has launched a multimillion-dollar programme aimed at reducing poverty in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the plan will help better coordinate actions by different ministerial departments…
May 27, 2014
Caribbean pressures US on Antigua gambling spat
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has once again appealed to the United States to honour the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favour of Antigua and Barbuda in relation to US legislation on online gambling, according to…