August 20, 2018
Virus outbreak affects hundreds at Sandals Bahamas resort
A debilitating stomach virus has spread like wildfire through the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau, blitzing guests and staff members alike with severe vomiting, abdominal pains and diarrhea, in what some have described as the worst viral…
August 20, 2018
Anguilla to launch residency by investment programme
The government of Anguilla is to implement a “Residency by Investment” programme as part of its medium-term agenda. It will allow foreign nationals to acquire permanent residency status in Anguilla by making a financial contribution to the island…
August 20, 2018
Pope on Pennsylvania sex abuse report: We abandoned the little ones
Pope Francis has acknowledged "with shame and repentance" the Catholic Church's failure to act over sexual abuse by clerics against minors, writing "we showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them." In a letter released by the Vatican on…
August 20, 2018
Knife attacker shot by police near Barcelona
A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday. The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT)…
August 20, 2018
Greece emerges from eurozone bailout programme
Greece has successfully completed a three-year eurozone emergency loan programme worth €61.9bn (£55bn; $70.8bn) to tackle its debt crisis. It was part of the biggest bailout in global financial history, totaling some €289bn, which will take the…
August 20, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST 20TH AUGUST, 2018
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 20TH AUGUST 2018 GENERAL SITUATION: A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS GENERATING SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR WATERSPOUT……
August 20, 2018
POLICE INVESTIGATE STRING OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident which occurred near the Blue Hills roundabout shortly after 4:00 a.m., Sunday, August 19th, 2018. According to police media relations…
August 20, 2018
TCI CADETS ATTEND BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN CADET CAMP IN BARBADOS
On Sunday, August 5, 2018, three instructors, along with a cohort of 16 cadets, left the Turks and Caicos Islands to join other cadets from across the Caribbean region in Barbados for the Biennial Caribbean Cadet Camp held this year, 5-19 August…
August 20, 2018
BLUE HILLS STORE ROBBED
Providenciales Police are seeking the public's help with information into a robbery that took place at a Bay Road Store on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018. According to reports, shortly after 1:00 p.m., an armed masked man approached the store cashier…
August 20, 2018
PERMANENT RESIDENCE SUBMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE PERMANENT RESIDENCE SUBMISSION The Department of Registration & Citizenship, under the Ministry of Border Control & Employment, wishes to advise the general public of the following: Persons submitting applications for…