August 12, 2014
RBS may sell ‘Queen’s bank’ Coutts International arm
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking into selling Coutts International, the overseas arm of the private bank that has the Queen's account, in a move that could raise £600m ($1bn). A number of potential buyers around the world are thought to be…
August 12, 2014
Chiquita subject of $611m bid to rival Fyffes merger
Two Brazilian companies have made a $611m (£363m) bid for US banana group Chiquita. Juice maker Cutrale and conglomerate Safra have offered $13 a share, a 29% premium to Chiquita's closing share price on Friday. Chiquita shares jumped 31% in…
August 12, 2014
Government Support Services Ministerial Delegation off to Nassau, Bahamas
Hon. George Lightbourne, Minister of Government Support Services, left the jurisdiction accompanied by the Director General of TCI Telecommunications Commission, Mr. John Williams, to attend the 30th Annual Trade and Exhibition Show being held 10th…
August 12, 2014
Public Health Emergency of International Concern on the Ebola Virus
On August 6-7th 2014, the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West and Central Africa. As a result of this meeting, the Ebola virus disease has been deemed…
August 12, 2014
The Power of One
When someone thinks about the power of one, what often comes to mind is the power of one person who can make tremendous change through their diligence to a cause and over time change a community, a country or even the world. We have examples of…
August 12, 2014
TCIFA TO HOST VISITING TEAM FROM NEW YORK!
In an effort to increase the level of play of its Academy members, the Turks & Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA) will be hosting a tournament with a team out of New York this month, August 2014 - to do just that. Through its Visiting…
August 12, 2014
THE PDM FINDS PASSPORT CHANGES REGRESSIVE AND CALLS OUT GOVERNMENT ON ISSUE
The PDM has issued a release to RTC News, when they first learned of the UK’s intention to issue passports for the Turks and Caicos Islands sometime last year during a Meeting of the Appropriations Committee, when the Permanent Secretary for Border…
August 12, 2014
TCI pledges further focus on economy following full credit report
The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has pledged to further improve the islands’ economic prospects and attract new investment following the publication of Standard and Poor’s detailed ratings analysis. Published by the ratings agency…
August 12, 2014
Dozens of inmates flee after Haiti jailbreak
A jailbreak Sunday at a high-security prison near Haiti’s capital left dozens of inmates on the loose, police authorities said. The escape came after a mutiny erupted in the jail, a spokesman for Haiti’s national police said. “It was a…
August 12, 2014
St Lucians to pay more for bread
The St Lucia Bakers Association has announced an increase in the price of bread as of Monday. On Tuesday the association said all packets of white rolls, hamburgers, hot dogs, butter bread, butter loaves and french bread will move from EC$2.00 (One…