June 17, 2014
National Dress
The female white cotton dress reflects our humble past as farmers & plantation works. The male shirt and pants reflect our historic past as salt rakers and fisherman. The straw hats were made from the silver palm top leaf that grow all over the…
June 17, 2014
National Anthem: “God Save The King”
The words of the National Anthem are as follows: God save our gracious King! Long live our noble King! God save the King! Send him victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the King. Thy choicest gifts in store On him be…
June 15, 2014
National Song: “This Land Of Ours”
Oh we salute this land of ours Our Country we Declare This Promise Land, with it's beauties grand Through small it is our own. CHO: Turks and Caicos, Turks and Caicos Our Country Firm and Free Our Allegiance, Turks and Caicos, We pledge and we…
June 14, 2014
Judge Changes Court Order Restricting Media In The TCI
High Court judge Sir Bruce Robertson on Wednesday changed his court order which had clearly restricted media houses in the Turks and Caicos Islands from reporting the charges against two prominent lawyers. The New Zealand Judge who was imported…
June 14, 2014
France rail strike halts many trains
A nationwide strike by train staff in France has halted many rail services and is set to run into the weekend. The strike began on Tuesday and is one of the longest to hit the railways. It has halted about half of inter-city trains and even more…
June 14, 2014
The Spurs leads Miami 3-1
Sports Watch predicted it, and here we go again, last year the NBA Championship slipped away from the San Antonio Spurs, but last night they made sure to seal the deal! It would take something special -- historic, heart, maybe more help if the Miami…
June 14, 2014
Crude Oil Spikes
The price of Brent crude spiked on Friday over concerns about the ongoing insurgency in Iraq. Oil prices settled down, but at $4 per barrel higher than at the beginning of the week. Reassurances about the flow of oil supplies went some way to…
June 14, 2014
Jamaica to decriminalize ganja use
The Jamaican government plans to decriminalise possession of small amounts of ganja under a more “enlightened approach” to drug laws, officials said Thursday. Mark Golding, the country’s justice minister, said cabinet had approved a policy to…
June 14, 2014
South Africa could be downgraded by Fitch
Credit ratings agency Fitch has warned South Africa that its credit rating may be lowered following a five-month platinum strike in the country. Fitch was followed by Standard & Poor who also downgraded their rating Fitch changed the country's…
June 13, 2014
CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS OFF TO MEET WITH UK COUNTERPART IN LONDON
The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) will participate in the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum on 16-17 June in London. The biennial Forum will aim to strengthen further the special…