July 30, 2018
Trump threatens shutdown over wall, immigration
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to push the government into a shutdown ahead of the coming spending deadline in September if Congress does not fund his border wall and change the nation's immigration laws. "I would be willing to 'shut down'…
July 27, 2018
Delano Williams to participate in Europeans Championship in Berlin, Germany
Our very own Delano Williams making strides... Keep up the great work! Delano's statement"It's with great pleasure that I announce my selection for Great Britain to the Europeans Championship in Berlin,Germany. I am taking part in the 200m and 4x4…
July 27, 2018
TCI CADETS CORPS CONDUCTS TWO WEEK SUMMER TRAINING CAMP
The Turks and Caicos Islands Cadets Corps under the auspices of the Cadet Commandant and the Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Library Services conducted a two-week summer training camp at the Long Bay High School. The Camp commenced on…
July 27, 2018
US to provide Jamaica with US$4.5m to aid human trafficking fight
The government of the United States of America has committed to providing assistance of US$4.5 million to Jamaica to aid the island in the fight against human trafficking. Mark Seibel, Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy in Jamaica,…
July 27, 2018
The blood moon lunar eclipse is here (and so is Mars)
The longest total lunar eclipse of the century arrives Friday night, showcasing a blood moon for most of the Eastern Hemisphere. Coincidentally, Mars is also at its brightest, putting two bright red objects in our sky. The lunar eclipse happens…
July 27, 2018
California fire kills two firefighters, thousands flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying scores of homes and threatening some 5,000 other dwellings and businesses,…
July 27, 2018
Papa John sues Papa John’s
John Schnatter, the ousted founder of pizza chain Papa John's, is suing his former company. In a lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday, Schnatter's lawyers say he is seeking to inspect company documents "because of the unexplained and…
July 27, 2018
Facebook just had the worst day in stock market history
Shares plunged 19% on Thursday after executives warned that revenue growth would slow as the company focuses on user privacy. The sell-off vaporized about $119 billion in market value — the biggest single-day loss for any public company in history,…
July 27, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST JULY 27TH, 2018
THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT FRIDAY 27TH JULY 2018. GENERAL SITUATION: A DEEP LAYERED TROUGH OVER SOUTH FLORIDA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE REMAINING…
July 27, 2018
TURKS AND CAICOS POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT
His Excellency the Governor, Dr John Freeman, chaired the 16th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 25 July 2018, at the Hon. Hilly Ewing Building on Providenciales. All Ministers were present except the Hon. Minister of Health, Agriculture, Sports…