September 27, 2021
Ports Director Appointed to Executive Committee of Regional Ports Organization
TCI’s very own Director of Ports, Delton Jones, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) for the period 2021 to 2023. Chairman of the TCI Ports Authority, Urban Francis, says he was elated upon…
September 27, 2021
Caribbean countries continue to report deaths from COVID
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries reported deaths and new positive cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past24 hours, with Trinidad and Tobago also indicating that there had been more cases of the Delta variant of the…
September 27, 2021
Australia PM undecided on attending crucial climate summit
Australia's prime minister has signalled he may not attend the UN's landmark climate conference in November as his government faces continued criticism of its poor climate record. In an interview, Scott Morrison said he had "not made any final…
September 27, 2021
Suriname Football club booted from CONCACAF, owner suspended for three years
Suriname’s Inter Moengotapoe has been disqualified and removed from this year’s CONCACAF League, while the club’s owner and Suriname’s Vice President, Ronnie Brunswijk, has been banned for three years from participating in any capacity in CONCACAF…
September 27, 2021
Eminem launching Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant in Detroit
Eminem is serving up more than just bars with his next venture. He's serving mom's spaghetti, literally. The Detroit rapper has teamed up with Union Joints restaurant group to launch a brand-new restaurant in his hometown, called Mom's Spaghetti. As…
September 23, 2021
TCI REGIMENT TRAINS WITH ROYAL NAVY CARIBBEAN
The United Kingdom’s Caribbean based Royal Navy and the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment have completed a four-day Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Exercise (HADREx) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, practicing their rapid response to a…
September 23, 2021
UK Covid vaccine rules cause hesitancy – Africa health boss
The head of Africa's health agency has warned that the UK's policy of not accepting Covid-19 vaccine certificates from the continent could increase vaccine hesitancy. Dr John Nkegasong said the UK's stance was confusing and had far-reaching…
September 23, 2021
R. Kelly won’t take the witness stand as trial heads into closing arguments
R. Kelly declined on Wednesday to testify at his sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn, NY. The New York Times reports that U.S. District Judge Ann Connelly obtained verbal confirmation from Kelly that he would not take the stand. With that decision,…
September 23, 2021
“No one is safe. Not one of you.”: Johnny Depp decries ‘cancel culture’
After the one-time box office champ claimed he was being boycotted by Hollywood following his messy legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is speaking out again. At a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where he was…
September 23, 2021
US Haiti envoy quits over ‘inhumane’ deportations
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants. The decision to return migrants fleeing an earthquake and political instability was "inhumane", senior diplomat Daniel Foote said. Last weekend, the US…