September 25, 2014
Serving Youth, Inspiring Bravery (September 2014)
It is my pleasure to bring greetings on the celebration of National Youth Day 2014. This year, National Youth Day is celebrated under the theme’ Serving Youth, Inspiring Bravery’. What a challenging theme! As we all know a multitude of factors…
September 25, 2014
Leader of the Opposition’s National Youth Day Message (September 2014)
This week has over the past years been celebrated as Youth Week with a culmination on National Youth Day. This year unfortunately seemed to have been marred with challenges and as a result has not been given the prominence that it deserves. Though…
September 22, 2014
FortisTCI Receives Final Results from Renewable Energy Interconnection Study
A leading commercial and industrial engineering solutions company, Leidos Engineering, LLC (Leidos), recently completed a Renewable Energy Infusion Study for FortisTCI (FTCI), the energy provider in the Turks and Caicos Islands. FortisTCI…
September 22, 2014
TURKS AND CAICOS AUTHORITIES INTERCEPT ILLEGAL HAITIAN IMMIGRATION ATTEMPT
A sloop carrying 57 would be illegal immigrants (43 males, 12 females, 1 child and 1 infant) was intercepted by the marine division, Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) at 2:53am today, Saturday, 20 September 2014. The vessel was…
September 22, 2014
Whistleblower in largest-ever award by US government
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that it awarded a record $30m (£18m) payout to an anonymous whistleblower who lives outside the US. It is the largest payment ever given to a whistleblower by regulators. The SEC said…
September 22, 2014
Caribbean-Mexico to See 10,848 New Hotel Rooms in 2015: Report
The Caribbean-Mexico region will see almost 10,900 new hotel rooms open in 2015, according to the latest hotel development pipeline report from STR. The region is expected to see 58 hotels totaling 10,848 rooms debut next year. The largest number of…
September 22, 2014
Kurds Battle IS in Syria as Refugee Wave Tops 130,000
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria continue to defend a border town from Islamic State militants as the number of area residents fleeing to neighboring Turkey tops 130,000. The exodus across the border began last week, when the Islamic State…
September 22, 2014
Ebola Death Toll Rises, But Virus ‘Contained’ in Nigeria, Senegal
The World Health Organization says Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal appear to have been stopped, though the regional death toll from the disease has climbed past 2,800. A report from the WHO's Africa office said there have been no new cases…
September 22, 2014
Digicel, SportsMax marriage promises mega benefits to viewers
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Digicel is a step closer to its ambition of becoming the top communications company in the region with the acquisition of the Caribbean sports cable network SportsMax. Digicel Jamaica CEO Barry O’Brien, who was speaking at a…