January 17, 2022
POLICE COMMISSIONER PRAISES OFFICERS’ COURAGE IN OFF DUTY ARREST
At about 1:03am on Sunday, January 16, 2022, the Police Control Room received a report that shots were fired near to a business premises on South Dock Road, Providenciales. Four ‘off duty’ Police Officers from the RTCIPF who were at the location…
January 17, 2022
SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS MADE AFTER CRIMES COMMITTED OVERNIGHT
The Royal Turks & Caicos Police Officers responded to a number of burglary reports around Providenciales, which led to the significant arrest of two persons, on the morning of Friday, January 14, 2022. Information was received, which led to…
January 17, 2022
Hostage standoff at Texas synagogue ends peacefully, but questions remain
Counterterrorism specialists in Great Britain are working with their counterparts at the FBI in a search for clues about the man who held four people hostage at a North Texas synagogue on Saturday. The initial indication is that British national…
January 17, 2022
Barbados prepares for elections
The Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Barbados on Monday said that just over 266, 000 people are eligible to cast ballots in Wednesday’s general election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called 18 months ahead of the constitutional……
January 14, 2022
Prince Andrew stripped of his military titles after court loss
It appears the British Royal Family is distancing itself from Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. A day after he was denied to have a lawsuit dismissed from alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, it was announced Thursday that his military…
January 14, 2022
Navient, formerly Sally Mae, agrees to $1.7 billion student loan settlement
One of the nation's largest student loan services agreed to pay a nearly $2 billion settlement after 38 states and the District of Columbia claimed it deceived thousands of students to pay more than they should have. The company Navient, formerly…
January 14, 2022
FBI arrests Oath Keepers leader in relation to Jan. 6 attack
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy related to allegedly coordinating the insurrection ahead of January 6. Multiple other members were also charged. This is the first time the Justice Department…
January 14, 2022
Kanye West named as suspect in criminal battery investigation
Kanye West was named as a suspect in the report of a battery to the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday morning. The Donda rapper was not arrested, KABC reports The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. at South Santa Fe Avenue and Bay Street in…
January 14, 2022
Cardi B testifies she felt “extremely suicidal”
Cardi B is opening up about the mental toll she suffered after YouTuber Tasha K spread alleged lies about her. Cardi appeared in court on Thursday, January 13 to give an impassioned testimony expressing to a Georgia jury that Tasha, who boasts one…
January 13, 2022
TURKS AND CAICOS PRODUCES RECORD NUMBERS FOR 2021
The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board is pleased to announce that 2021 was one of the most successful years on record. This, not only owing to the destination being open for business as of July 2019, but due to the Tourist Board’s continued marketing…