June 30, 2015
Taylor Swift Buys Fans Tickets to Her Dublin Concert
Taylor Swift once again made her fans' dream come true. The "Shake It Off" singer offered two disappointed fans from South Africa free tickets to her Dublin concert after they missed her Hyde Park show at British Summer Time in London on Sunday…
June 30, 2015
Apple aims for bigger bite of music market
If record companies had their way, the internet would never have been invented. For much of the second half of the 20th Century, music fans who wanted to listen to the latest release from their favourite artist had to make a trip to their local…
June 30, 2015
Puerto Rico governor says US territory ‘can’t pay $72bn debt’
Puerto Rico's governor has said the US territory cannot pay its $72bn (£45bn) debt and is close to defaulting ahead of emergency talks with legislators. In a TV address on Monday, Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he would seek a moratorium on…
June 30, 2015
Greece debt crisis: ‘Last-minute talks after new offer’
Last-minute talks are taking place in Athens over whether to accept an offer by creditors allowing Greece to repay part of its debt, Greek media say. Greece is hours away from a deadline to repay a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) loan to the International Monetary…
June 30, 2015
Greek PM Hints He Won’t Pursue Further Austerity
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will respect the outcome of an upcoming referendum on his country's economic future if voters back a new round of European austerity measures that he opposes. But Tsipras said his far-left government will…
June 25, 2015
Heroes Day Greetings – Amin B. L. A. McCartney
As the son of the late Hon. James Alexander George Smith McCartney, the first and only National Hero of the Turks and Caicos Islands, I am delighted to bring greetings on behalf of my family on this grand occasion celebrated as National Heroes Day,…
June 23, 2015
Eurozone leaders hopeful of deal in the Greek Debt Crisis
Eurozone leaders have broadly welcomed new proposals for Greek reforms amid hopes a deal can be struck within days to stop Greece defaulting on its debt. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Greece's latest offer constituted "some progress". But she…
June 23, 2015
US, China to Hold ‘Very Direct’ Talks
U.S. officials are promising a "very direct" conversation with Chinese officials during a high-level, annual dialogue that continues Tuesday in Washington. Cybersecurity, China's disputed maritime claims and bilateral efforts to combat climate…
June 23, 2015
UN Opens Human Rights Office in Seoul to Investigate N. Korea
The United Nations officially opened a new field office in Seoul Tuesday to document human rights abuses in North Korea. The world body has been trying to increase pressure on the repressive Kim Jong Un regime to end ongoing systematic human rights…
June 23, 2015
A Message From Premier Dr. The Hon. Rufus W. Ewing On The Recent Violent Crimes Amongst Turks And Caicos Islanders (June 2015)
Listen to the audio My fellow Turks and Caicos Islanders, it is with a heavy heart that I, on behalf of my Government express our grave concerns for the violence among the youth of our country, which as of recent has resulted in the deaths of three…