March 20, 2023
Three men found guilty of murdering rapper in 2018
Three men accused of killing 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion during a 2018 ambush robbery have been found guilty. A Florida jury convicted Michael Boatwright, 27, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 on Monday after deliberating for more…
March 20, 2023
Will Insurers deal with EV cars differently?
For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles -- leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going…
March 20, 2023
Five Cays Shooting leads to a Death
Homicide detectives of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force officers are investigating the shooting death of a Five Cays resident that occurred today (March 19th) . Based on preliminary reports, at around 9.33 am, the Police Control Room…
March 17, 2023
Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick died “suddenly”…
March 17, 2023
Microsoft adds AI tools to office apps like Outlook, Word
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its suite of office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails. The company said Thursday the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users…
March 2, 2023
Bank of England boss says UK interest rates may rise further
Interest rates may need to go up again to slow the cost of living down, Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey has said. Mr. Bailey said raising rates higher may be "appropriate" to control inflation but said nothing was decided yet.Raising interest…
March 2, 2023
TikTok sets 60-minute daily screen time limit for under-18s
TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18.If young people hit the new limit, they will have to enter a passcode to continue to use the service that day. But they will be able to opt out of the new measure,…
March 2, 2023
57 dead, dozens more injured in greek train derailment
At least 57 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece late Tuesday, in what is now being blamed on human error, officials said. The two trains that crashed into…
March 2, 2023
Angela Bassett and Quinta Brunson among TIME’s Women of the Year
Twelve women were selected to be on TIME's Women of the Year list, and among them are actresses Angela Bassett and Quinta Brunson. Angela's career spans over three decades and includes an Academy Award-winning role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got…
March 2, 2023
IMF approves US$1.7 billion for Jamaica
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday announced that its Executive Board has approved a total of US$1.7 billion for Jamaica, the majority of which will provide insurance against risks from higher commodity prices, a global slowdown,…