August 14, 2018
New Zealand to phase out plastic bags from next year
New Zealand is joining a growing list of countries attempting to get rid of single-use plastic shopping bags. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the decision on Friday, and said the ban was necessary to "safeguard New Zealand's clean, green…
August 14, 2018
Florida governor declares emergency over red tide for 7 Counties
Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency for seven counties dealing with an unusually lengthy red tide algae bloom that has killed thousands of marine animals, his office said. The executive order gives…
August 14, 2018
FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘fired over anti-Trump texts’
A veteran FBI agent who exchanged anti-Trump text messages with a colleague during the election has been fired from the FBI, his lawyer has said. Peter Strzok has been accused by Republicans of being biased against Donald Trump, and seeking to…
August 14, 2018
Turkey to boycott US electronic goods over sanctions
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products, after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara. "If [the US] has the iPhone, there's Samsung on the other side," Mr Erdogan said, referring to…
August 14, 2018
Google tracks users who turn off location history
Google records users' locations even when they have asked it not to, a report from the Associated Press has suggested. The issue could affect up to two billion Android and Apple devices which use Google for maps or search. The study, verified by…
August 14, 2018
Porsche is the First Automaker to Use Gorilla Glass Windows
orsche announced Monday that it will be the first automaker to use 'Gorilla Glass,' panes of which will separate the insides of the new 911 GT3 RS from the outside. 'Gorilla Glass' is a common name for thin-film glass, which is a composite found…
August 14, 2018
FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FOR 14th AUGUST, 2018
WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS INCLUDING THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. WINDS: ESE TO SSE AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NW BAHAMAS, FALLING LIGHT…
August 14, 2018
MAN SHOT IN AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN KEW TOWN
Police are asking members of the public, to come forth with any information they may have in an attempted armed robbery, which occurred Monday, August 13, 2018. According to reports, shortly after 12 a.m. an armed masked man attempted to rob a…
August 14, 2018
THE PASSING OF WILLIAM ‘BILL’ HOWARD, PRESIDENT, WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION (WIADCA)
STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM 'BILL' HOWARD, PRESIDENT, WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION (WIADCA) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (13 August, 2018) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses its sadness at the sudden passing of…
August 14, 2018
TCI Ministry of Health Host Mass Casualty Training
The Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Human Services and Sports through its National Health Emergency Management Unit remains committed to providing a comprehensive approach to health emergency management in response to public health threats…