May 14, 2021
Judge postpones trial for ex-police officers involved in George Floyd case
Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng -- the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with the death of George Floyd -- will face trial in March 2022 after Judge Peter Cahill delayed their case Thursday. The charges the three former…
May 14, 2021
Bitcoin plunges as Elon Musk puts environmental impact under scrutiny
The price of Bitcoin nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced his company would no longer be accepting the cryptocurrency as payment due to its ties to fossil fuels in a tweet that sparked a heated debate on the digital currency's environmental…
May 14, 2021
Conor McGregor tops 2020 sporting rich list
Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor was the sporting world's highest-paid athlete in 2020, raking in around US$180 million with earnings boosted by commercial ventures, a Forbes report showed Wednesday. The 32-year-old Irishman only fought…
May 14, 2021
DJ Khaled, H.E.R. and Migos to perform at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards
DJ Khaled, H.E.R. and Migos are taking the stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards to perform their collaboration, "We Going Crazy." Billboard shared the exciting news Friday, as part of their "Daily Countdown" to reveal the lineup of performers…
May 14, 2021
TCI confirms close to 20,000 vaccinated
The Ministry of Health and Human Services on Tuesday confirmed that as of May 9 2021, a total of 19,515 persons in the TCI have now received their 1st dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. This represents roughly 56% of the adult population.…
May 14, 2021
St Kitts/Nevis PM appeals for vaccine for regional countries
Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris Friday called on the United States and other vaccine producing countries to ensure the equitable distribution of the vaccine needed to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed thousands of people…
May 14, 2021
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…A BIT BREEZY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN ISLANDS. PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. ADVISORY: A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION IS IN…
May 12, 2021
Deputy Governors International Nurses Day Message
Today we join with the rest of the world in recognizing and celebrating all nurses in the Turks and Caicos Islands and elsewhere on this International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12th every year, the birthday of…
May 10, 2021
Leader of Opposition, Hon. Edwin Astwood Responds to Outrageous Claims of Board Corruption.
Response to Outrageous Claims of Board Corruption. I want to address the recent allegations made by the Hon. Premier Misick and his Administration, towards Board members previously appointed by the immediate past PDM administration. These comments…
May 10, 2021
Over 1 million Honda Accords may have a steering problem
Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that more than 1 million Honda Accords have a steering problem that can a cause a car to veer out of its lane. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, disclosed…