April 11, 2015
Below average 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season predicted
The Caribbean Region can breathe a little easier as we approach the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Hurricane Season starts on June 1 and ends on November 30. The 2015 predictions released on April 9 by Drs. William Gray and Phillip Klotzbach…
April 11, 2015
T&T robbery suspects caught on flight to Jamaica
One of the two women detained on Wednesday night at Piarco International Airport onboard a flight to Jamaica has admitted to removing a box containing cash shortly after Chinese businessman Hi Hong Huang was fatally shot outside his establishment in…
April 11, 2015
Venezuela reiterates commitment to PetroCaribe
Venezuela has again restated its commitment to PetroCaribe, the Caracas’ oil initiative with several Latin American and Caribbean countries that sees them purchasing fuel on terms of preferential payment, with some of the funds going to social…
April 11, 2015
Obama and Castro Meets
U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have begun a highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas. The two met shortly after their back-to-back speeches to leaders at the regional summit, which opened…
April 11, 2015
Violence Mars State Elections in Nigeria; 7 Killed
Sporadic political violence erupted Saturday in Nigeria, with seven people killed as voters went to the polls to elect governors and other state representatives. Voters were electing 36 state governors, with 29 of the races contested. Turnout…
April 11, 2015
US Capitol Briefly Locked Down After Suspected Suicide
Law enforcement officials say the U.S. Capitol building was locked down for a few hours as a precaution after shots were fired when a man killed himself outside the building. Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider described the suspected…
April 11, 2015
PREMIER EWING’S VISION FOR TCI YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BECOMES A REALITY
“It is my Government’s vision for you to be the next middle class of the Turks and Caicos Islands. To accomplish that, there are things that we, as a Government, must do, and there are things that you as a united group must do, and we are depending…
April 9, 2015
The Making of a Hero
It has been about two months since the late Hon. Dr. Rosita B. Butterfield was laid to rest on the 5th February, 2015 following a State Funeral, and it is with great humility that I write this article after a long layoff, not as her Grandson, but an…
April 5, 2015
Beyonce releases surprise song on Tidal
Pop star Beyonce has surprised fans with a new single and video, released on Saturday to the Tidal streaming service, in which she is a co-owner. Die With You is a simple ballad, which the superstar performs alone, seated behind a black baby grand…
April 5, 2015
Chrysler ordered to pay $149m for Jeep crash death
A US jury has awarded $150m (£100m) to the family of a four-year old boy that died in a crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2012. Remington Walden died after the Jeep he was travelling was struck from behind by a truck, which ruptured its rear…