July 17, 2018
OFFICIAL VISIT OF ORDNANCE SURVEY TO THE TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
In response to the Survey and Mapping Department's request for Land Surveying support, Mr Malcolm Havercroft, Director of Operations at Ordnance Survey International, made an official visit to the Turks and Caicos Islands from the 3rd to 5th July…
July 17, 2018
Turks and Caicos Darts Team wins first match!
Sports News 12th July, 2018 The Turks and Caicos Islands National Darts Team is currently participating in the: 9th WDF Americas Cup & 22nd Caribbean Cup Darts Championships in Trinidad & Tobago and has won their first team match vs Brazil…
July 17, 2018
PABA Summer Tournaments kicks off
Sports News 12th July, 2018 The PABA summer tournament kicked off last Wednesday with 2 exciting games. Fans were entertained by the junior Knights and the sting rays in game 1 and the rising stars vs the HAB Sonics in game 2. At the end of the…
July 17, 2018
Shark bites Instagram model posing in the Bahamas
Regional News 12th July 2018 When Instagram model Katarine Zarutskie waded in the crystal blue of Staniel Cay in the Bahamas to join the sharks, one clamped it jaws onto her arm and pulled her underwater. "All of a sudden it felt like 15 people were…
July 17, 2018
Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using N-word
International News 12th July, 2018 John Schnatter, the founder and public face of Papa John's pizza, resigned as the company's chairman hours after he apologized for using the N-word on a conference call in May. Schnatter had apologized earlier in…
July 17, 2018
Donald Trump ‘fine’ with protests as he lands in UK
International News 12th July, 2018 US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK, having said he is "fine" about any protests during his visit. He is due to meet Theresa May, who is seeking a post-Brexit trade deal - days after he said the UK was…
July 17, 2018
Nassau man tragically dies by lightning strike
Royal Bahamas Police Force has reported that a man was found deceased on Goodman’s Bay Beach. The man had apparently been setting up for an event to be held on the beach park when he was struck by lightning. Police were, quick to add that…
July 17, 2018
Haitian Migrants Charged before Courts in the Bahamas
A total of 46 Haitian migrants were charged before the courts in Nassau after they were apprehended in Bahamian waters on Tuesday past by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The migrants, (38 males, 8 females) all pleaded guilty to illegal…
July 17, 2018
Rotary International president chosen from Caribbean region
Barry Rassin of the Rotary Club of East Nassau in New Providence, Bahamas, became the president of the Rotary International this month. He is the first Rotary International president to be selected from his home district 7020, which also includes…
July 17, 2018
Woman Caught trying to Smuggle Python onto Flight to Barbados
Florida, United States, Wednesday July 11, 2018- A woman who was headed to Barbados on Sunday was not only prevented from getting on her flight, but was fined after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Miami International Airport…