May 4, 2022
US makes biggest interest rate rise in 22 years
The US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate increase in more than two decades as it toughens its fight against fast rising prices.The Federal Reserve said it was lifting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to a…
May 4, 2022
Lionel Richie, Eminem, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis among Rock and Rock Hall of Fame’s 2022 inductees
The 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include stars who have made an indelible impact on American and Black music and culture, over the course of the last 10 decades or more. Just as there's room for all of the many rock and pop artist that…
May 4, 2022
EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including a total ban on oil imports and sanctions on war crimes suspects. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the package was aimed at maximising pressure on…
May 4, 2022
Cuba’s Olympic wrestling champion defects
Borrero, who won gold in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, abandoned the Cuban delegation while they were in Mexico for the Pan-American Wrestling Championships, a Cuban official said.Cuban athletes have a long history of defecting while competing…
May 4, 2022
ST. KITTS PM announces salary increase for public servants
Embattled Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris Monday announced a 10 per cent salary increase for public sector workers benefitting more than 9,000 workers in the twin island Federation. “I am pleased to announce that my government has determined that…
May 4, 2022
apper The Kidd Creole sentenced to 16 years in prison following fatal 2017 stabbing
Original Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five member The Kidd Creole was sentenced to 16 years in prison Wednesday after he was found guilty of fatally stabbing a man with a steak knife in Midtown Manhattan in 2017. The 61-year-old hip hop…
May 4, 2022
West Indies hold steady in rankings in Cricket
West Indies have held steady in the ICC Men’s World Rankings across all three formats of international cricket after the annual update carried out on Wednesday. The ICC (International Cricket Council), the sport’s world governing body, revealed in a…
May 3, 2022
TCI LEADER OF OPPOSITION PLEADS FOR NEW ELECTION FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Today, during the sitting of the House of Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition the Honourable Edwin Astwood expressed his views over the Commission of enquiry for the British Virgin Islands where Premier Andrew Fahie is leader of that country.…
May 3, 2022
56-YEAR-OLD MAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING
On Monday 2nd May, 2022 at about 2:00pm, the Police Control Room received a report that whilst on a boat in the Pine Cay area, a man was believed to have been struck by lightning and was unconscious and unresponsive. At about 3:15pm, the boat…
May 3, 2022
ScotiabankTCI announces new standards for parental leave for employees
Scotiabank TCI, announced that it will be adopting a new standard for parental leave for employees. The enhanced offering will include increased fully paid leave for all parents welcoming a new child, including adoptive parents, legal guardians and…