Billboard Producer releases I-Octaine,Touch
21st Hapilos Digital- Headed by So Unique Records CEO and billboard producer Elvis Redwood, the popular music label has been responsible for numerous hit riddims such as the critically acclaimed billboard charting Lost Angels Riddim, Aurora Skies Riddim, So Unique Riddim and many more. Their signature blend of pulsating rhythms have made them a staple on both local and international charts.
So Unique latest release features Reggae/Dancehall star I-Octane with"Touch Yuh". Always bringing a fresh perspective, I-Octane captivating vocals and evocative hooks flow perfectly on So Unique's catchy rhythm.
Distributed by digital giants 21st Hapilos, the hit bound "Touch Yuh" is now available for pre order on itunes.
Shelly Ann, Jeter walk out of Diamond League press conference
Jamaica’s Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce and her American counterpart Carmelita Jeter in the past hour walked out of a press conference in Monaco held to promote the IAAF Diamond League meet, after refusing to answer questions about doping.
Reports are still emerging but both women are reported to have left the press conference that is usually held the day before a Diamond League meeting, after being pressed by reporters on the topic of doping.
Admitted failed drugs tests by Jamaican Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay this week has rocked the track and field world just on the eve of the IAAF World Championships
New Nets have championship dreams
Paul Pierce believes his new team is primed to make a run at the Eastern Conference title, although the veteran small forward has a bigger goal in mind for the Brooklyn Nets: capturing the NBA championship.
"I think we're going to be right up there with the best of them," Pierce said Thursday.
"Obviously I would've loved to have finished my career in Boston, but that day and age is finally over with. My ultimate drive is winning a championship."
Pierce was introduced in front of a large media contingent along with Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry at the Barclays Center. Garnett, Pierce and Terry were obtained in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics.
Free-agent signee Andrei Kirilenko could not attend because of personal obligations overseas, Nets general manager Billy King said.
The Nets-New York Knicks rivalry is obviously on everyone's minds as well -- although all the players responded no when asked their opinion on who is No. 1 in the city.
The Nets had to persuade Garnett to waive his no-trade clause to complete the deal. They also had to guarantee his full $12 million salary for 2014-15, according to a league source.
The Nets believe the additions put them in the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference along with the likes of the two-time defending-champion Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls.
A league source said the team's payroll for next season is around $101 million, while its projected luxury-tax bill is around $83 million
The Nets have sold more than $3 million in full season tickets since the official announcement that Garnett, Pierce, Kirilenko and Terry were joining the team and are 800 full season-ticket plans shy of reaching their 13,000 full season-ticket cap.
TV umpires could overrule decisions - ICC chief
Television umpires may have a more prominent role in future on-field decisions, says International Cricket Council (ICC) chief David Richardson.
The ICC said England's Jonathan Trott should not have been given out in the first Ashes Test against Australia when key replays were unavailable.
"We've got a trial to allow the third umpire a bank of TVs so he can access technology quicker," Richardson said.
He added that "down the line" third umpires "could overrule" errors.
"I think that's probably where it will end up long term but we're still quite a way from that at the moment. We need to progress a lot further before we can take it on board in a match," Richardson said.
Trott was initially given not out, but dismissed by third umpire Marais Erasmus when Australia used the Decision Review System (DRS), despite the key HotSpot camera angle being unavailable.
TV umpires rely on being sent pictures from television broadcasters when teams ask for a decision to be reviewed, or when on-field umpires call for a second opinion on run outs or stumpings.
Richardson, who said trials would take place during the third Test at Old Trafford next month, told the BBC's Test Match Special: "That's why it has to be so quick. We don't have to depend on whether they have gone for an ad break, we want to have our own replays, not what the television is showing."
The ICC chief executive added the use of neutral umpires, obligatory in Test matches since 2002, may also be reviewed.
Eight of the 12 umpires on the elite panel are from England or Australia and therefore cannot officiate in Ashes matches.
US Stocks Hit Record Highs, Jobless Claims Decline
U.S. stock indexes (Dow and the S&P 500) hit new record highs by midday trading Thursday after some strong corporate earning reports, encouraging data on the job market, and reassurances from the head of the U.S. central bank.
Thursday's report from the Labor Department showed the number of Americans signing up for unemployment assistance dropped to its lowest level in two months. Jobless claims fell 24,000 to a nationwide total of 334,000.
Economists use unemployment insurance claims to track layoffs, and they say declining claims mean a strengthening job market.
Wednesday and Thursday, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that efforts to stimulate the economy will continue until improved growth shows they are no longer needed. That may mean that the Fed's program of buying billions of dollars in securities each month will not be cut back until later this year, and ultra-low short-term interest rates could stay in place until sometime next year.
Britain Calls for Disabling Emergency Beacons on Boeing Dreamliners
British air safety officials say emergency beacons on Boeing 787 Dreamliners should be disabled after investigators identified them as a possible cause of the fire in a parked jet at London's Heathrow Airport last week.
The investigators said Thursday the fire on the Ethiopian Airlines jet might have originated in the transmitter batteries of the beacons, which are used to alert rescue workers in the event of an accident. The authorities said the fire last Friday might also have been caused by some "external mechanism," such as an electrical short.
he British authorities called on U.S. air safety regulators to order the disabling of the beacons on the American-made aircraft, 68 of which have been delivered to 13 airlines around the world. The beacon manufacturer, Honeywell International, said it would comply if safety officials want the devices disabled.
No one was hurt when the fire broke out on the aircraft, which was empty at the time.
Earlier this year, Boeing was forced to ground its entire fleet of Dreamliner aircraft for four months after fires started in the lithium ion batteries on two of the 787s.
Ex-CIA Milan chief held in Panama over cleric abduction
A former CIA station chief convicted by an Italian court of kidnapping a terror suspect has been detained in Panama, Italian officials say.
Robert Seldon Lady was sentenced to nine years in jail for his involvement in the abduction of the man, an Egyptian cleric, in Milan in 2003.
The cleric, known as Abu Omar, was allegedly flown to Egypt and tortured.
Lady was convicted in absentia with 22 other Americans for their role in his "extraordinary rendition".
But the Italian authorities have so far only sought the international arrest of the former Milan station chief, Italian media say.
However, Panamanian Security Minister Jose Raul Mulino told the Associated Press that he was unaware of the detention. The CIA said it had no immediate comment.
Lady was reportedly arrested near Panama's border with Costa Rica.
The Milan case was the first involving extraordinary rendition, the CIA's practice of transferring suspects to countries where torture is permitted.
The practice has been condemned by human rights groups as a violation of international agreements.
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, who was considered a terrorism suspect by the US, was abducted in February 2003 and transferred between US military bases in Italy and Germany before being brought to Egypt.
Turks and Caicos Highlights Luxury in London
Interest in our TCI destination from the European markets continues to expand.
Throughout this summer and fall, the Tourist Board will lead initiatives to increase our Islands visibility in all of its source markets. This push will include exhibits in Canadian, US and other European gateways and an increase in our social media endeavours.
But on July 10th it was all about the TCI at the Metropolitan Hotel in London as the Tourist Board’s UK Office partnered with Amanyara, Gansevoort, Grace Bay Club, Parrot Cay, Point Grace and the Regent Palms to showcase the Turks and Caicos Islands to more than 40 tour operators and travel agents specializing in luxury travel.
The evening commenced with a cocktail reception in the Metropolitan Hotel’s famous Met Bar, followed by a workshop during which each hotel showcased their property. The event provided a great opportunity for the invitees to learn about the Islands and to meet and network with the representatives from each participating hotel, as well as the Tourist Board.
“The feedback from all resorts, tours operators and travel agents who participated in the event has been very encouraging,” says Traci Knight, Regional Marketing Executive (UK) for the Tourist Board. “The event carried an excellent format, making for a highly informative evening. Our UK travel partners noted that they feel more confident and fully prepared to promote the Turks and Caicos, not just to their clients who request information about the destination, but also as a suggestion to potential travellers in need of ideas.”
The showcase ended with the ultimate grand prize drawing; Ms. Alice Booth, a representative from the tour operator Scott Dunn, won an amazing 14-night holiday for two persons to the Turks and Caicos Islands, including economy class air tickets. During her visit to the islands, Ms. Booth will have the opportunity to stay at and personally experience each of the hotels that participated in the showcase.
The Tourist Board expresses sincere gratitude to all of its private sector partners for making this event at the Metropolitan a success.
FortisTCI Charts Future Strategic Path to Success
Fortis TCI hosted its second annual Strategic Meeting/ Plenary Session at Beaches Resort and Spa on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The informative half day session, billed under the theme ‘Optimizing Our Potential 2014 /2019’ , was designed to obtain feedback from stakeholders within the community to assist FortisTCI in its strategic planning efforts.
Key stakeholders, including community and business leaders, financial experts and government officials, used this engaging forum to discuss the various issues affecting them and ways in which to combat these issues.
President & CEO of FortisTCI, Eddinton Powell gave the opening remarks and expressed hopes that information arising from the session would generate a wealth of new ideas, leading to alternative views on the challenges and opportunities specific to the TCI. Powell also introduced featured keynote speaker, Civil Rights Leader and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew J. Young who addressed the gathering on the topic ‘Global Geo economic and Technological Trends and Their Impact on Sustained Economic Development of Caribbean Economies – A Perspective’ . Ambassador Young, an ordained minister with a wealth of experience in politics, national and global leadership, stressed that the small size of a nation should not prevent it from capitalizing on its strengths.
Other speakers included Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, who offered greetings on behalf of TCIG. He thanked FortisTCI for its unwavering commitment and support to serving the people of the TCI, as well as for providing the platform on which to discuss important issues necessary to enhance the islands’ development. Acting Governor Hon. Anya Williams and former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Delton Jones who participated in a panel discussion, which highlighted a number of policy ideas
Following the Strategic Meeting/ Plenary Session, FortisTCI held two days of private meetings with mid to high level management team members. This was facilitated by the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) to discuss projected organizational strategies for the next five years and beyond. According to Powell, the company has accessed its previous goals and is now in the process of analysing current risks and opportunities, while optimizing its resources to chart a continuous path of success into the future. During the strategic planning process, the FortisTCI team developed the Company’s new corporate Vision: ‘Leading Today. Investing in Tomorrow’ , along with its new Mission: ‘FortisTCI is committed to providing safe, reliable, least - cost energy, using smart innovative technologies and by investing in people, while being a good corporate citizen, being environmentally responsible, maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction, and ensuring a reasonable rate of return for our investors.’
Powell added, “Our strategic vision of being a world class energy company optimizing people and technology, is brilliantly captured in our new Vision and Mission Statements.
Serious Accident in North Caicos injuries 2
The Royal Turks & Caicos Police are investigating a Serious Accident, which was reported on Tuesday July 16th, 2013 at 4:15PM.
A report was made to Police in North Caicos, that there was a two car vehicular accident on Whitby Main Road and two persons were injured.
Responding officers immediately ensured that two injured persons were given medical treatment, set a containment, took measurements and processed the scene.
According to the RTCIPF, both vehicles appeared to have sustained major damages towards the front end of the vehicles and both vehicles were on the side of the road.
The driver of the Grey vehicle was unharmed but his sole passenger was rushed to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where she is recovering from non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the Black SUV sustained minor injuries; however his sole passenger was also rushed to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre and is now recovering from non-life threatening injuries.
RTC’s morning traffic reported this morning that the Canadian visitors were driving on the opposite side of the road that led to the accident.
Investigations are on-going.