August 9, 2016
PEACEFUL PROTESTORS ADVOCATED FOR JUSTICE OVER DISPUTE WITH MANAGEMENT OF PRICECLUB/JSMS LTD.
At approximately 9:30 am this morning, peaceful protestors picketed the grounds in front of the Employment Services Department (Labour Department), Downtown, Providenciales. The protestors held up signs advocating for justice in their dispute with…
August 9, 2016
BIOMETRIC ENROLMENT FOR UK CITIZENSHIP NOW AVAILABLE IN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
The Governor’s Office in Grand Turk is pleased to announce that biometric enrolment services for those applying for British citizenship are now available in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Biometric enrolment, which consists of a facial photograph,…
August 9, 2016
HILTON MIAMI/DADELAND OPENS
HILTON WORLDWIDE TO OPEN HILTON MIAMI/DADELAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA 184-Room New Build Hotel to Feature Rooms for Longer Stays and Wellness Center MIAMI, FL. – August 8, 2016 – Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and Baptist…
August 8, 2016
Barclays pays a further $100m in the US over Libor fraud
Barclays bank has paid a further $100m (£77m) to settle a claim by 44 US states that it rigged the Libor rate system between 2005 and 2009. Libor - or London inter-bank offered rate - is used by banks to set the cost of lending money to each other.…
August 8, 2016
Walmart to buy Jet.com for $3.3bn
Walmart has announced plans to buy e-commerce site Jet.com for $3.3bn (£2.5bn) in a move that could help boost its online retail sales. Walmart has been struggling to compete against online retailers like Amazon. Jet.com has soared in the e-commerce…
August 8, 2016
Android bug fear in 900 million phones
Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices. The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets…
August 8, 2016
Prince’s estate denies planning to sell his Paisley Park home
The administrator of Prince's estate has denied reports it is planning to sell Paisley Park, the star's former home and recording studio complex. A court filing on Friday had included the property among a list of assets that could be sold. But the…
August 8, 2016
Delta: Thousands of passengers stranded by power cut
Thousands of air passengers around the world have been left stranded after a power cut forced the US airline Delta to suspend flights. The incident caused delays across the US and in Japan, Italy and the UK. Airport check-in systems, passenger…
August 8, 2016
Mexico searches for victims of deadly Storm Earl
Emergency workers in Mexico are searching for survivors after landslides killed dozens in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl. The worst-affected state was Puebla in central Mexico, where at least 28 people were killed after torrential rains set off…
August 8, 2016
Ethiopia protests: ‘Nearly 100 killed’ in Oromia and Amhara
Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend's protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says. The rights group says the most deadly incident happened in Bahir Dar,…