Antigua Labour Party Crushes Governing UPP In General Election

Prime Minister designate, Gaston Browne led his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) to a crushing victory in the general elections on Thursday.  Browne, 47, said from all indications, it appears that the ALP will win 15 of the 17 seats in the…

Saltans do Battle with the Stingers, series tied at 1

The GTBA will continue tonight in the Nations Capital ahead of the Queens Birthday holiday weekend. Coach Jamal Williams & his Stingers team took game 1, with a win of 82-72, to lead the series 1-0. Terrell Garland scored a whopping 32 points…

Sistani ‘issues’ Shia call to arms

Iraq's most senior Shia cleric has issued a call to arms while Sunni-led insurgents seize more towns.  The call by a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came during Friday prayers, as the militants widened their grip in the north and…

Kiev forces win back Mariupol

Government troops in eastern Ukraine have won back the port city of Mariupol from pro-Russian separatist rebels after heavy fighting.  Interior Minister Arseny Avakov said the security forces had successfully brought separatist strongholds in the…

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HOST MEETINGS ON CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS

The residents of Turks and Caicos Islands are invited to town hall meetings on “Chikungunya Virus” hosted by the Environmental Health Department in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Human Services on the following dates:   •      Blue…

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARADE CELEBRATION

His Excellency Governor Peter Beckingham, is pleased to announce the arrangements for Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Parade celebration that will take on Saturday 14 June 2014 at 10am in Grand Turk at the Parade Ground, and on Monday 16 June 2014…

Wise water garden opens at TCI National Museum’s Provo site

The people and businesses of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are being invited to relearn the efficient water conservation techniques used for hundreds of years in the Islands by a new working exhibit at the Island’s National Museum site in…

New bird-watching guides to help extend the TCI visitor season

A series of new guides to bird-watching in Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) were unveiled at the new site of the TCI National Museum, Grace Bay, Providenciales, today, Thursday, 12 June 2014.  The guides are designed to help extend the TCI’s tourism…

ISLANDCOM BATTLE OF THE BANDS SET FOR JUNE 21st

The stage is set and the lights are on for the Islandcom Battle of the Bands competition. This year is sure to be a crowd pleaser with seven competing bands and special performances from talented artist. “We are very excited about this year’s…

Loan growth surges, bad debt falls

Jamaicans are borrowing at record amounts while keeping non-performing loans (NPLs) to three-year lows, according to the latest Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) prudential indicators. Total gross loans outstanding increased to $468 billion or 9.8 per cent…