March 30, 2021
PAHO encourages countries to maintain COVID-19 safeguards
PAN American Health Organization (PAHO) director Dr Carissa Etienne is urging member countries to maintain coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and safeguards, even as vaccinations get under way in a number of territories. Speaking during PAHO's recent…
March 30, 2021
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT HONOURABLE AKIERRA MARY DEANNE MISSICK, LEADER OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
A pleasant morning to you Mr. Speaker, Members of this Honourable House, Strangers in the gallery, my good people of Leeward and Long Bay, those listening via Radio Turks and Caicos and the streaming live on www.gov.tc/hoa. Mr. Speaker, this…
March 30, 2021
Minister of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation – Ministerial Statement
Mr. Speaker, I rise to give this honourable house a statement on the Ministry of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation, where I am humbled by the awesome opportunity to serve as Minister. Mr. Speaker, the late, great Dr. Martin Luther…
March 30, 2021
Tokyo Olympics chiefs prepare to resume ‘safe’ test events
Tokyo Olympics organisers yesterday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Tokyo 2020 chiefs pledged to hold the remaining 18 test events —…
March 29, 2021
Mastercard accelerates deployment of digital first solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mastercard is expanding its Engage platform in Latin America and the Caribbean to offer customers easy access to a growing network of qualified technology and fintech partners that can quickly deploy Mastercard Digital First solutions. These…
March 29, 2021
APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTS UNDER THE CITIZEN RELIEF STIMULUS PROGRAMME
The Citizen Relief Stimulus Programme processing team has sent a number of email requests to applicants to submit documents required to progress their application. However, many applicants have not responded to the emails sent and the status of…
March 29, 2021
CDEMA concludes Regional Logistics and Relief Workshop with plans for National Policy
The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is moving forward with plans for a National Relief and Logistics Management Plan and Policy following a two-week workshop facilitating the planning process. Workshop discussions formed a critical part of drafting the…
March 29, 2021
Health officials warn that a fourth COVID-19 surge may be underway
As states relax COVID-19 health and safety measures, like mask mandates, in tandem with a slowly rising number of Americans who are fully vaccinated against the infectious virus -- health officials expressed caution that the nation is still at risk…
March 29, 2021
Justin Bieber makes history as “Peaches” debuts at number one
Last year, Taylor Swift became the first artist ever to debut at number one on both the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 album chart in the same week: She did it in August and in late December. In between, K-pop superstars BTS managed to pull off the…
March 29, 2021
The 52nd NAACP Image Awards produced Big Winners
The 52nd NAACP Image Awards, which aired virtually Saturday, was a memorable and historical night -- to say the least. Hosted by comedian and black-ish star Anthony Anderson, the annual event spotlights the accomplishments of people of color in the…