Brothers murdered execution style in Trinidad

Police are searching for the gunmen who stormed into a house in Morvant and shot and killed, execution style, two brothers, including a nine-year-old on Sunday.  Police said the gunmen entered the house and ordered the occupants, including…

Maya Angelou ‘the brightest light’ says Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama has led the tributes to Maya Angelou, describing the poet, author and activist as "one of the brightest lights of our time". He hailed Angelou, who has died aged 86, as "a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly…

CDB gives update of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors

Caribbean countries ended 2013 on a more solid economic footing than it had done since the start of the 2007/2008 global economic recession, according to figures released by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).  The CDB, which is…

WIV CEO addresses problems with service

WIV’s CEO, E. Jay Saunders, says WIV is working feverishly to address the issues and to improve upon the Customer Service Experience. In a release to RTC News, the CEO said: As part of its commitment to delivering unmatched cable TV and broadband…

Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk in Russia border demand

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has called on Russia to control its border to stop "terrorists" from crossing into his territory. Mr Yatsenyuk said Kiev could solve the crisis quickly if Moscow stopped meddling in the situation. But…

The French government faces a 14bn-euro black hole in its public finances

French President Francois Hollande has raised income tax, VAT and corporation tax since he was elected two years ago. The Court of Auditors said receipts from all three taxes amounted to an extra 16bn euros in 2013. That was a little more than half…

Drug bust in Caribbean Sea nets nearly US$388 million in cocaine

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says its Office of Air and Marine aircraft while on night patrol in the Caribbean seized 93 bales of cocaine weighing more than 5,180 lbs and worth more than US$387,700,000. (Three hundred…

Haiti’s Government Announces New Measures To Cut Expenditure

Haiti has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing government spending.  Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says resources are very limited and that there is no room for any waste or unnecessary spending. Lamothe says he has already prohibited…

Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Beauty Pageant

Another beauty pageant is on the horizon for the Turks and Caicos Islands. It’s the 1st Annual Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Beauty Pageant. The Miss Teen Turks and Caicos Organization (MTTCO) in collaboration with the Department of Youth Affairs…

The PDM is calling on the Governor to act now to stop the unlawful acts of the Government

The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has expressed outrage at the way the Government has dealt with the matter of the Business License fees and is calling on the Governor to intervene and stop the unlawful acts of the Government.  “Firstly, its…