April 21, 2023
Leader of the Opposition on D.M.O
Dear Editor, We are seeing our elected Premier and his Cabinet wage war on our democracy. Democracy as I know it is a government that represents the will of its people. This continued advancement of the Destination Management Organization (DMO) does…
April 20, 2023
Elon Musk’s big rocket explodes on test flight
Elon Musk's SpaceX company's mammoth new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its maiden flight. No one was hurt in the uncrewed test that lifted off from Texas' east coast on Thursday morning local time. After around three minutes into the flight, the…
April 20, 2023
2023 NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS
The National Honours and Awards Recipients for 2022 have been selected and published in the 31st March 2023 Gazette. The National Honours and Awards Ceremony is set for Saturday, 20th May 2023 in Grand Turk and the general public is invited to…
April 20, 2023
TWO CREW CONVICTED OF ASSISTING THE ILLEGAL ENTRY OF NINETY HAITIAN MIGRANTS
Two members of the crew of a Haitian trade vessel have been found guilty of assisting the illegal entry of ninety Haitian migrants into the Turks and Caicos Islands. Following an intelligence-led operation, ninety migrants – 64 men, 24 women and 2…
April 20, 2023
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data
Twitter boss Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft as he accused the technology giant of using data from his social media company without permission. "They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time," the multi-billionaire said in a…
April 20, 2023
Missy Elliott to be honored at 2023 Black Music Honors
Missy Elliott is one of the honorees at this year's Black Music Honors. She'll be recognized for her contributions to both African American culture and music alongside fellow guests of honor SWV, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Jeffrey Osborne and The…
April 20, 2023
Jamaica Tourism Sector to conduct study on the impacts of 20,000 hotel rooms -Coming
Edmund Bartlett, the Government's point man on the tourism sector, has determined that much more needs to be known about the possible impact of the approximately 20,000 new hotel rooms which are to be built in Jamaica over the next five to 10……
April 20, 2023
Tiger Woods has ‘successful’ ankle surgery after withdrawing from Masters
Tiger Woods has had "successful" ankle fusion surgery following his recent withdrawal from the Masters. The 15-time major winner pulled out during the third round at Augusta after reaggravating a heel pain problem. He had an operation on Wednesday…
April 20, 2023
Facebook owner Meta sees latest layoffs begin
Facebook owner Meta has started notifying staff who are losing jobs in the wave of 10,000 job cuts the social media company announced last month. Boss Mark Zuckerberg had said the layoffs are key to making the company more efficient. Meta, which…
April 20, 2023
K-pop star dies at age of 25 in suspected suicide
K-pop star Moonbin has died at the age of 25, his record label has announced.He was found unresponsive by his manager at his apartment in Seoul on Wednesday night, South Korean media quoted police as saying. "He appears to have taken his own life…