December 7, 2015
PDM BRINGS MOTION TO INVESTIGATE TOLCO
During a recent meeting of the House of Assembly, Hon Goldray Ewing led a Private Member’s Motion recommending the establishment of a Select Committee to investigate the sale and agreement between TCIG and TOLCO (The purchasers of TC Invest Loans).…
December 7, 2015
Uefa president’s lawyers to go to Cas over Fifa ban
Uefa president Michel Platini will find out this week whether his 90-day Fifa ban will be temporarily lifted. Platini, 60, was suspended with Fifa president Sepp Blatter in October while corruption claims are investigated. They deny any wrongdoing.…
December 7, 2015
Sri Lanka player fails drugs test and is sent home
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera has tested positive for a banned substance and has been sent home from their tour of New Zealand. A statement from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said Perera failed a random test during the recent tour of…
December 7, 2015
Greece Approves 2016 Budget With Less Spending, Higher Taxes
Greece's Parliament has approved the 2016 budget that includes deep spending cuts and tax hikes amid economic recession. The budget passed early Sunday, 153-145, with two lawmakers absent in the 300-member Parliament. The vote was strictly along…
December 7, 2015
Biden Announces $190M in New Aid for Reforms in Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says $190 million in new U.S. aid to Ukraine will help the country implement reforms and fight corruption. "It’s absolutely critical for Ukraine, in order to be stable and prosperous and part of a secure Europe, to…
December 7, 2015
US Homeland Security to Unveil New Terror Alert System
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Monday "a new phase in the local terrorism threat” in the U.S, following an attack last week in San Bernardino, California that left 14 people dead. “I believe in this environment we need to get…
December 7, 2015
Premiers Speech-International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The Turks and Caicos Islands is truly a great place to live and my Government is ensuring that no Turks and Caicos Islander is left behind. As a part of my Government's plan for an inclusive approach to national development, it is of importance that…
December 7, 2015
NEW DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE APPOINTED
Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh has been recently appointed as the Director for the Department of Agriculture. Ms. Kissoonsingh has a very diverse background and started her career in Agriculture as a Field Extension Officer advising farmers on ways to…
December 7, 2015
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 31st meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, at the Hon. N J S Francis Building in Grand Turk. All Ministers were present with the Hon. Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, Minister…
December 7, 2015
NFL Confirms Coldplay Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
It's official: Coldplay will headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL formally announced Thursday night that the British rockers will perform during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on…