MARINE FORECAST FOR MONDAY 20TH JULY 2015

THIS IS THE MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 12 PM EST MONDAY 20TH JULY 2015 ISSUED AT NASSAU METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE AT 1530 UTC       GENERAL SITUATION: AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS…

WEATHER FOR MONDAY 20TH JULY 2015

THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MONDAY 20TH JULY 2015   GENERAL SITUATION: AN ATLANTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS MAINATAINING MOSTLY STABLE AND HOT WEATHER AROUND THE ISLANDS TODAY   FOR ALL AREAS…

U.S & Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations through an Embassy

One bitter holdover of the Cold War slipped into the history books at 12:01 a.m. Monday, when the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations. For the first time since severing ties in 1961, they reopened embassies in each other's…

Mitsubishi apologizes to WWII Japanese prisoners of war

As Japan prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, one of its largest corporations has given a long-awaited apology for wartime atrocities. At a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, a representative for Mitsubishi Materials…

Deadly blast hits Suruc activists in Turkey

An explosion has killed at least 27 people and wounded many more in the Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, the interior ministry says. The blast occurred in the garden of a cultural centre. Hundreds of youth workers were reportedly…

Michel Platini asked to stand for Fifa presidency

Uefa boss Michel Platini has been asked by a majority of world football chiefs to stand for the Fifa presidency. Platini is said to have had assurances of support from his own confederation, Asia, South America, plus North and Central America and…

Man Shot By Police Officer At Nightclub in the Bahamas, Dies In Hospital 

A MAN who was shot by a police officer at a Faith Avenue nightclub on Tuesday night has died in hospital. According to police reports, the officer was at a nightclub on Faith Avenue north around 8.30pm when he received a report of an adult male at…

CDB Approves USD2.37 Million in Grant Assistance for Haiti Catastrophe Risk Insurance

July 17, 2015, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved, today, grant assistance of USD2,377,250 to the Government of Haiti to meet the country’s insurance premium for coverage being provided by…

Alisa Folkes Becomes first TCI Citizen to receive CHTA Scholarship

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands; Wednesday, June 17, 2015- Earlier this year Turks and Caicos students and industry professionals pursuing higher education or professional development in the tourism and hospitality field were given the…

THE PDM ON THE PASSING OF SAMANTHA WILLIAMS GLINTON

The PDM yesterday added its voice to the mountain of sympathies and well wishes that continue to pour in since her passing of Samantha Williams Glinton, a senior member of Staff of the Director of Public Prosecutions Office early Sunday morning. The…