September 3, 2015
ECB cuts growth and inflation outlook
The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its inflation and growth forecasts for 2015 and the next two years. It expects inflation in the eurozone to remain "very low" for some years as threats to economic growth increase. ECB president Mario Draghi…
September 3, 2015
UK Match.com site hit by malicious adverts
Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the Match.com dating website. Anyone caught out by the booby-trapped ads could fall victim to ransomware, said security company Malwarebytes, which spotted the cyber-threat. The malicious ads…
September 3, 2015
Activists protest dolphinariums in Turks and Caicos
The Turks and Caicos Islands have long been considered a haven for wild dolphins and whales, with laws forbidding their confinement. So a proposal to establish dolphinariums on two islands in the archipelago has been met with a storm of protest.…
September 3, 2015
Fishermen discards could increase prevalence of turtle disease in Turks and Caicos
Fishermen in the Turks and Caicos Islands could be increasing the local prevalence of a disease that is affecting turtle populations worldwide, by selectively harvesting healthy creatures and the throwing back infected animals. That’s the result of…
September 3, 2015
Success is no accident.
It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrificing and most of all loving what I do. As this season comes to an end I would firstly like to thank God, because without him this would not have been possible. My coach, sponsors, my…
September 3, 2015
Antigua to admit Dominica students to public schools
Education Minister Michael Browne says students from Dominica who were in Antigua and Barbuda during the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, will be permitted to attend schools in St. John’s, but with certain specifications. Browne, in a statement on…
September 3, 2015
Another Student Benefits from TCHTA’s TCI Hospitality Adventure Programme
During his high school years Cydacio Morgan realised he had a passion for cooking and signed up for TCHTA's Hospitality Adventure Summer Lit'l Chefs Programme in 2013, an opportunity which has propelled his future in Culinary Arts. The former Lit'l…
September 3, 2015
Whitewashed Version of Africa in Swift’s Video
The director of Taylor Swift's new video has defended it following criticisms it depicts a whitewashed version of Africa. The video for Wildest Dreams had been accused of glamorising a "white colonial fantasy of Africa". But director Joseph Kahn has…
September 3, 2015
Digicel Partners with National Church of God to host Annual Back to School Event
For the second year, Digicel has partnered with the National Church of God, headed by Pastor Branford E. Dean, to host the annual Back to School event, for 2015. Held at the Alice and Alice Shopping Center on Sunday August 30th, the event, in its…
September 3, 2015
PREMIER EWING REBUKES GOVERNOR BECKINGHAM’S REFERENCE TOTHE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AS HAVING CONCERNS FOR TERRORISM
The Governor in his press release last week communicated that he was instructed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to instruct the Chief Financial Officer to use his powers under the Constitution and Chief Financial Officer’s Ordinance to…