January 14, 2016
TURKS AND CAICOS GOVERNMENT SIGNS $28M LOAN TO REFINANCE
The Turks and Caicos (TCI) Government yesterday, Wednesday, 13 January 2016, signed a new $28m loan agreement with the Royal Bank of Canada. The balance of the $170m UK guaranteed bond will be repaid from the sinking fund and other TCI Government…
January 14, 2016
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX
NEWS ITEM ON SUBTROPICAL STORM ALEX ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2016. ... ALEX CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ... EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AZORES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... AT 5AM EDT,…
January 14, 2016
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY
GENERAL SITUATION: A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY CREATING UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE AREA WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROACHES FROM THE WEST…
January 14, 2016
Round Island School Visit and Cutting of Ribbon of the Newly Renovated Science Lab
On Tuesday, January 12th 2016, the Deputy Premier, and Minister of Education the Hon. Akierra Mary Deanne Missick, and a team from the Ministry of Education including the PS Jones, DS Cox, Director Howell, and Education Officers Kennedy and Bowen,…
January 13, 2016
TCIG Appoints Deputy Contract Performance Manager
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services is pleased to announce that Mrs. Natalie Danclar-Rodney has accepted the position of Deputy Performance Contract Manager in the Contract Performance Management Unit effective Jan 11, 2016. As…
January 13, 2016
David Bowie producer Tony Visconti performs tribute concert
David Bowie's long-time producer Tony Visconti has celebrated the musician's life at a tribute concert in Canada. About 900 people packed into Toronto's Opera House on Tuesday to pay tribute to the pop star, who died on Sunday. They heard the band…
January 13, 2016
10 Poachers apprehended near South Caicos
10 Poachers, and their vessels were apprehended on Sunday, 10 January, after Enforcement Officers from the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) and reacted to a tip-off from the TCI's Marine Police Air Patrol. The men were…
January 13, 2016
Oil price slide may force new Russian budget
Tumbling oil prices could force Russia to revise its 2016 budget, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned. He said that the country must be prepared for a "worst-case" economic scenario if the price continued to fall. Oil was trading at less than…
January 13, 2016
PABA LEAGUE HEATS UP ON THE COURT
The PABA league returned with four games last weekend. On Friday night, the Kings defeated the Sonics 72-69 while the Hustlers suffered yet another defeat after losing to the Predators 86-66. In the second game, the Police arrested the Knights…
January 13, 2016
Fifa sacks secretary general
World football's governing body Fifa has dismissed secretary general Jerome Valcke. The Frenchman, 55, was provisionally suspended from football for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets. He was released…