December 5, 2023
Department of Tourism Regulations and Experience Turks and Caicos met business owners and operators
The Department of Tourism Regulations (DTR), in collaboration with Experience Turks and Caicos, has been actively engaging with key stakeholders in the tourism industry from November 26th to December 1st, 2023. These consultations encompassed a…
December 5, 2023
International Volunteer Day 2023 “The Power of collective action: if everyone did”.
The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) proudly participates in the global celebration of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5; a significant date established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. This day…
December 5, 2023
Kitchandra Penn-McDonald joins Experience Turks and Caicos Team
Experience Turks and Caicos is pleased to welcome Mrs. Kitchandra Penn-McDonald, Human Resources Manager, to their team, effective today, December 4th, 2023. Mrs. Penn-McDonald is currently enrolled in a Master's Degree program in Human Resources…
December 5, 2023
Premier League agrees record £6.7bn domestic TV rights deal
The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7bn domestic television deal for Sky and TNT to show up to 270 live games a season. The deal includes the BBC continuing to show highlights on Match of the Day. The top flight said the deal, which covers…
December 5, 2023
Word of the year 2023 is ‘rizz’ after Tom Holland interview fueled
"Rizz", meaning romantic appeal, has been chosen as the Oxford 2023 word of the year. A team of experts and tens of thousands of public votes selected 'rizz' as the word which most captures 2023. And, if you don't already know, it's used (mainly by…
December 5, 2023
Toyota will ‘not give up’ on combustion sports cars
Toyota's GR performance division plans to use hydrogen to keep its combustion-engined sports cars on the road – but infrastructure shortcomings prevent it from being an immediate solution. The GR division, which has its roots in Toyota's Gazoo…
December 5, 2023
Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk
Elon Musk's profane attack on advertisers boycotting X, formerly known as Twitter, has baffled experts. If advertisers keep leaving and don't come back, can X survive? In April, I sat down with Musk for the first of his many chaotic interviews about…
December 5, 2023
Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to cut costs
Swedish music-streaming giant Spotify has announced it is cutting 17% of its workforce, about 1,500 jobs, as the company seeks to clamp down on costs. Chief executive Daniel Ek said he had made the "difficult" decision with economic growth slowing…
December 5, 2023
Jamaica wins two tourism awards in Dubai
Over the weekend, Jamaica received two major accolades at the prestigious 30th World Travel Awards held at the iconic Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jamaica won the titles of "World's Best Family Destination" and "World's Best Cruise…
December 5, 2023
Soldier tells BBC of front-line ‘hell’
Outnumbered and outgunned, one front-line soldier has given a sobering account of Ukraine's struggle to cling on to its foothold on the east bank of the vast Dnipro River. Several hundred Ukrainian soldiers have made it there as part of a…