March 5, 2024
Suriname defeats the TCI but El Salvador advances
Suriname thrashed our Turks and Caicos Islands but El Salvador edged Antigua and Barbuda to top Group B and secure qualification for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship. Behind braces from Robinio Pinas (14th, 31st) and Djaier Prijor (20th, 31st),…
March 5, 2024
Criminal armed gangs claim power In Haiti
A coalition of wanted criminal armed gangs has claimed power in Haiti, blocking Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry from returning home after he had traveled to Kenya to sign an agreement allowing for a United Nations Security Council-sanctioned…
March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram restored after outages
Meta says it has resolved a "technical issue" which caused Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram to go down. Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide were unable to access them for around two hours on Tuesday.People trying to log onto the websites and…
March 5, 2024
Usher and Ludacris celebrate their hit topping 1 billion streams, 13 million in sales
"Yeah!," the 2004 #1 hit by Usher, Ludacris, and Lil Jon, recently hit some new milestones, both before and after the Super Bowl. On X, formerly Twitter, Luda showed off a Spotify plaque marking 1 billion streams for "Yeah!" and also a February 9…
March 5, 2024
Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce announces NFL retirement after 13 seasons
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce announced his retirement on Monday after 13 seasons in the NFL. The Super Bowl champion and seven-time Pro Bowler held a press conference at the Eagles facility to share the announcement. In an emotional…
March 5, 2024
3-DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN ATLANTIC WATERS DUE TO MODERATE NORTHEAST TO…
March 5, 2024
NSC speaks on TCI’s National Security
Acting Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams, and Premier Honourable Charles Washington Misick co-chaired an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, on Monday 4 March 2024, to discuss the escalating volatility and unrest in Haiti with…
March 4, 2024
Fire in North Caicos destroys a church
Just after 7 am on Sunday, March 3rd, officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force responded to a fire report in Kew, North Caicos. At the scene, police officers and their fire-fighting colleagues saw a section of the structure. The…
March 4, 2024
Nissan accused of dumping its electric car pioneers
Owners of Nissan Leaf electric cars have accused the firm of "dumping its pioneers" after it announced its app would stop working for older vehicles.The firm says the app - which allows remote control of functions such as heating - is stopping…
March 4, 2024
JOINT STATEMENT FROM HER EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR AND THE HONOURABLE PREMIER
The Acting Governor, Her Excellency Anya Williams and Premier Hon. Charles Washington Misick, Minister with the responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Airports Authority (TCIAA), Hon. Arlington Musgrove, Minister of Tourism Hon. Josephine Connolly,…