October 16, 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands Launches New Project on Mosquito Control in Collaboration with London School
The Ministry of Health and Human Services Environmental Health Department, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has launched a ground-breaking mosquito control…
October 16, 2024
TCI Weather
GENERAL SITUATION: Scattered moderate convection is occurring near a frontal boundary just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Hot weather conditions will persist today with the odd shower or two. SPECIAL WARNINGS: A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT…
October 16, 2024
Car insurance taskforce to launch and take ‘direct action’ as drivers struggle with ‘spiralling’ costs
Insurance bodies in the UK will meet with ministers and the Transport Secretary later today to crack down on the "spiralling" costs of car insurance which has seen some motorists pay thousands of pounds a year. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh and…
October 16, 2024
Americans in Lebanon should ‘depart now,’ embassy says
American citizens in Lebanon "are strongly encouraged to depart now," the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said in a new alert Monday. The embassy has been urging Americans to depart Lebanon via commercial flights in recent weeks. Monday's warning was the…
October 16, 2024
Fat Joe talks weight loss, says it’s an honor to host BET Hip Hop Awards
Fat Joe has lost significant weight since emerging onto the rap scene, and it's partially thanks to carb control. Speaking to US Weekly, he shares, “We just try to eat everything with the least carbs as possible. So we try to avoid bread, pasta, and…
October 16, 2024
OECS countries to host forum on Caribbean Blue Economy
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) says investors seeking to diversify their portfolios into sustainable sectors should seek to attend the Eastern Caribbean Blue Economy Virtual Investment Forum to be held next month. The November…
October 15, 2024
WOMEN’S T20 West Indies Women book semifinal with England
West Indies Women saved their best performance of the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for when it mattered most, in a clinical six-wicket victory over England Women that saw them progress to the semifinal round. In a must-win game, Qiana Joseph…
October 15, 2024
Senate approvers legislation in the fight against corruption
The Jamaican Senate has approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency Order empowering the agency to investigate and prosecute a broader range of serious matters. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, who…
October 15, 2024
Four CARICOM countries involved in TVT pilot project
Educational institutions in four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are participating in the pilot phase of the Digitalisation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Delivery Project. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said…
October 15, 2024
REMARKS FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2024
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, and especially to our girls and young women, it is a true privilege to stand before you today on this International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to recognizing the strength, potential, and…