December 31, 2014
Chris Brown cancels Philippines New Year’s Eve concert
American recording artist Chris Brown cancelled a New Year's Eve concert in the Philippines at the last minute, reportedly because of a lost passport, organizers said Wednesday. Brown tweeted that "Due to unfortunate circumstances I can't bring in…
December 31, 2014
Kamala Persad-Bissessar promises no cutbacks despite falling oil prices
Oil prices are falling but citizens need not worry, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday. Delivering her New Year message at the post-Cabinet media conference at the San Fernando Teaching Hospital, Persad-Bissessar said despite…
December 31, 2014
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses. "Help us, God, to move forward, even though we…
December 31, 2014
36-year-old male charged with Attempted Murder
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) continues to investigate multiple incidents of violence which unfolded at Club 2005 on Aviation Drive in Five Cays on Saturday 27 December 2014. Yesterday (Monday, 29 December 2014),…
December 31, 2014
WEATHER FOR DECEMBER 31st, JANUARY 1st & JANUARY 2ND,2015
THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE TCI & THE BAHAMAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT , WEDNESDAY 31ST DECEMBER 2014 GENERAL SITUATION: THE COMBINATION OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS…
December 31, 2014
Haiti president moves to end political impasse
President Michel Martelly may have averted a political crisis in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country after reaching a tentative agreement with the heads of the two houses of Parliament. The accord, announced late on Monday, may result in…
December 31, 2014
Venezuela recession confirmed as Maduro attacks US ‘oil war’
The Venezuelan economy is now officially in recession after the central bank released figures showing that it has been shrinking all year. The bank said the economy had declined by 2.3% in the third quarter of 2014. It also revealed for the first…
December 31, 2014
Global new year celebrations begin
Revellers across the globe are gathering to welcome in the new year, with New Zealand and Australia leading the celebrations. A giant clock in Auckland's Sky Tower counted down the minutes until midnight (11:00 GMT), when fireworks erupted. Up to…
December 31, 2014
West Indies team heads to Cape Town for third Test
The West Indies cricketers are scheduled to travel to Cape Town today to prepare for the third and final Test against hosts South Africa at Newlands. The Test starts on Friday. South Africa leads the series 1-0 following its innings and 220-run…
December 30, 2014
DIGICEL ANNOUNCES $5,000 CHRISTMAS PROMOTION WINNER
Christmas came early for one lucky Digicel customer this year! Ms. Patrice Capron-Walker, a 40 year old Day Care Teacher with Wesley Methodist School and native of Blue Hills, Providenciales was the lucky $5,000 grand prize winner of Digicel’s “Come…