November 17, 2024
Opposition MP wins lawsuit in Guyana
The High Court has awarded opposition parliamentarian David Patterson GYD$1 million (US$4,767) in damages for being prevented from leaving Guyana last year. In her ruling on Friday, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire also ordered the State to pay…
November 17, 2024
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023: WHO
Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally — an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 people died from measles worldwide in 2023 and children…
November 17, 2024
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Department of Health and Human Services
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he announced in a social media post. Trump said that Kennedy will "restore" the agencies under…
November 17, 2024
Russia increases Ukraine drone attacks by 44% since Trump election
Russia increased the intensity of its long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian cities by around 44% in the week following President-elect Donald Trump's election victory, an ABC News analysis shows. The size and complexity of drone attacks by both…
November 17, 2024
Another journey’: Mariah Carey and Lee Daniels appear to tease biopic
Back in 2020, Mariah Carey said she was "talking about" turning her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, into a biopic, telling Jimmy Fallon, "I really feel like it should [be a movie]; that was always my goal." Now it seems she may have found a…
November 17, 2024
GloRilla releases ‘I LUV HER’ music video
GloRilla has released her new video for "I LUV HER" featuring T-Pain. Directed by Benny Boom, it follows Big Glo as she falls in love with actor Da'Vinchi. They form an inseparable bond, and have dinner dates and a baby, growing together as a power…
November 17, 2024
Boyz II Men biopic and documentary are in the works
Boyz II Men are getting the biopic treatment, Variety reports. The group has teamed with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop a narrative feature film, which will feature songs from the group's…
November 17, 2024
England wrap up T20 series after Windies’ batters fail again
England took full advantage of another inept batting performance by the West Indies to claim a tense three-wicket victory in the third T20I and claim an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Only three West Indies batsmen made it into…
November 17, 2024
U.S edged Jamaica in Concacaf
The United States edged Jamaica 1-0 in the first leg of their League A quarterfinal matchup in the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League on Thursday at Kingston’s National Stadium. Ricardo Pepi put the reigning Nations League champions ahead five minutes…
November 15, 2024
Vessel Landing Near Bird Rock Area
RTC News learned that on November 14th, the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force responded to a suspicious vessel in the Bird Rock area. Upon arrival, 9 illegal migrants were apprehended near the vessel. Upon further search of the area, the Border…