October 25, 2018
Mail bombs: Robert De Niro and Joe Biden latest targets
A suspect package similar to those sent to CNN and senior Democrats has been sent to a New York restaurant owned by the actor Robert De Niro.The device arrived at the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan early on Thursday local time, US media said, citing…
October 25, 2018
NOTICE: Daylights Saving Time begins Sunday, November 4th, 2018
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government wishes to advise the general public that Daylight Savings Time will end on Sunday, November 4th, 2018 at 2:00 a.m. This will result in a one-hour (behind/backward) time change at 2:00 am on Sunday, November…
October 25, 2018
CTO Secretary General: Complacency puts Caribbean people at risk.
Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has called on Caribbean states to take tsunami preparedness seriously, stating to do otherwise would put the people and regional economies at risk.Speaking in Paris, France,…
October 24, 2018
WWE’s Roman Reigns gives up title due to leukaemia
WWE wrestler Roman Reigns has announced he is giving up his Universal Champion title because he has leukaemia. The 33-year-old star revealed on Monday that he was first diagnosed with the disease in 2008 at age 22. Reigns, real name Leati Joseph…
October 24, 2018
Bahamas Cuts Off Cruise Line Cash Flow
This week, the Bahamas’ Minister of Tourism told reporters that they will no longer pay cruise lines to bring them passengers. Why? Because too many stay on the boat as opposed to coming ashore to spend their money. Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar…
October 24, 2018
Ronaldo insists he is an ‘example’ amid rape allegations
Cristiano Ronaldo stated Monday he is an "example" in his behaviour on and off the field amid allegations of rape made against the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in the United States. "I know I am an example, 100 per cent, in the pitch and outside…
October 24, 2018
CDB & UWI sign historic MoU
October 22, 2018, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Formalising their longstanding relationship, which spans several decades, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and The University of the West Indies (The UWI), signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding…
October 24, 2018
Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board Wins Ultimate Partner Award
The Turks & Caicos Islands Tourist Board has once more solidified itself as the foremost tourism authority in the destination, having recently received the honor of being awarded Island Destination's 2019 Ultimate Partner. The Turks &…
October 24, 2018
Turks and Caicos Islands Government’s Capital Projects: Public Procurement Procedure
PUBLIC NOTICE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS GOVERNMENT’S CAPITAL PROJECTS - PUBLICPROCUREMENT PROCEDURE The procurement process for capital projects of the Turks and CaicosIslands Government is managed by the Turks and Caicos IslandsProcurement Board as…
October 24, 2018
Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj
Tracy Chapman has sued Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement The suit concerns “Sorry,” Nicki’s unreleased track with Nas that interpolates Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You.” In the suit, Chapman claims that Nicki’s song “incorporates the lyrics…