May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported by the…
May 14, 2019
CARICOM calls for end to US embargo against Cuba
Secretary Gneral of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, Monday called on the United States to lift the “unwarranted economic embargo and sanctions” against Cuba. Addressing the 22nd meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community…
May 14, 2019
Nadidja Parker Appointed as Communications Coordinator
The Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Service is pleased to congratulate Ms. Nadidja Parker on her appointment to the post of Communications Coordinator within the Office of the Premier. Ms. Parker graduated from the British West Indies Collegiate in…
May 14, 2019
HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE TCI
GENERAL SITUATION: A SURFACE TROUGH IN VICINITY OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SUPPORTS INCREASED CLOUDS AND SHOWER CHANCES TODAY. WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AREA:…
May 8, 2019
TCIG CIVIL SERVICE ENGAGES IN YOUTH CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Her Excellency Anya Williams. MBE, Deputy Governor of the Turks & Caicos visited her alma mater, HJ Robinson High School in Grand Turk to speak to the 3rd and 5th Form students on the importance of making the right career decisions as well as…
May 8, 2019
Late Seymour Nurse hailed as ‘true legend’
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has hailed late former West Indies stroke-maker Seymour Nurse as a “true legend”. Nurse, who played 29 Tests between 1960 and 1969, passed away here Monday at age 85 after a long battle with illness. He also served as a…
May 8, 2019
Chinese trade officials visiting US ‘to make a deal’
Chinese trade officials intend to "make a deal" when they arrive in Washington this week for talks, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, reviving hopes for negotiations that had appeared to hang by a thread. However, Trump continued to ratchet up…
May 8, 2019
NYC measles cases reach 466
The number of measles cases in New York City has reached 466 since the outbreak began in October. The city's health department said Tuesday that 43 new cases were recorded since it last reported figures in April. The new cases include two public…
May 8, 2019
Jamaica becomes 1st C’bean country to host IACHR
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has expressed hope that the high-level interaction afforded by the the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 172nd Period of Sessions will “deepen the country's…
May 8, 2019
China vows ‘necessary countermeasures’ on Trump tariffs
Beijing has said it will respond in kind if President Trump imposes higher tariffs on Chinese exports on Friday. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said that if the US tariff measures are implemented, it would take "necessary countermeasures". The…