BLUE HILLS STORE ROBBED
Providenciales Police are seeking the public's help with information into a robbery that took place at a Bay Road Store on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.
According to reports, shortly after 1:00 p.m., an armed masked man approached the store cashier and demanded money.
The robber made away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
There were no reports of shots fired or injuries.
Investigations are ongoing.
If you have any information into this incident please contact the Chalk Sound Police Station at 338-5901, 941-8082, 911 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-8477.
PERMANENT RESIDENCE SUBMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
PERMANENT RESIDENCE SUBMISSION
The Department of Registration & Citizenship, under the Ministry of Border Control & Employment, wishes to advise the general public of the following:
Persons submitting applications for Permanent Residence, under Sections (12) and (13) of the Turks and Caicos Islands Immigration Ordinance 2015, and the TCI Status Ordinance 2015, must continue to maintain their legal status in the Islands following on submission of an application and during the period that it is being processed.
This is in accordance with the Turks and Caicos Islands Immigration Ordinance 2015 Part 3 Section 11, which states:
"Except for an Islander, a British Overseas territories citizen or a permanent resident, a person shall not remain in the Islands after the expiration of the period during which he is permitted to remain in the Islands by the Immigration officer unless the person is in possession of a valid permit issued under section 24, 32, or 33."
The Department of Registration & Citizenship further wishes to thank the public for its understanding and cooperation as we seek to improve our standards of service delivery.
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN GRAND TURK
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN GRAND TURK
Police on Grand Turk are investigating an attempted armed robbery, which occurred Monday, August 13, 2018.
According to 911 Central, at 9:13 p.m., armed masked men attempted to rob a North Back Salina Grocery Store. The masked men escaped on foot.
There were no reports of shots fired or injuries.
Investigations are ongoing.
If you have any information into this latest incident please contact the Chalk Sound Police Station at 338-5901, 941-8082, 911 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-8477.
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CARPHA concludes risk of getting zika in the Caribbean low at this time
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has concluded that zika virus transmission in the Caribbean region has been interrupted, and that the risk to residents and visitors to the region of acquiring Zika is low. This follows a review by CARPHA of the data of the last 30 months pertinent to the situation.
Zika virus (ZIKV) was first detected in the Caribbean region in late 2015. The number of cases increased in the first half of 2016 and reached its peak circulation in August 2016, and then declined rapidly by December 2016.
At this time, ongoing surveillance and laboratory testing in CMS indicate that the epidemic circulation of ZIKV has been interrupted in Caribbean territories. This is based on congruency of data available from several sources and on experience of previous outbreaks of mosquito-borne viral diseases in the region:
- Local surveillance in member states has demonstrated both a decrease in general fever-related illness as well as a specific absence of ZIKV reports over the past year.
- CARPHA Regional Laboratory continues to test samples for mosquito-borne disease, including ZIKV, dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV). These tests have shown the drastic decrease from the peak of ZIKV circulation in 2016 to a situation where no cases of ZIKV have been confirmed among samples received from any CMS over the past 12 months
- CARPHA has reached out to international public health agencies, including the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the European Centres for Disease Control (eCDC), for information on cases of ZIKV in travelers returning from the Caribbean to Canada and Europe respectively. The data shared indicate a similar pattern to that seen in regional data – a drastic decrease from a high-point in 2016, to sporadic cases in the immediate aftermath and no cases this year.
CARPHA advises that there is still a need to be vigilant given the ongoing risk for dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Guyanese Government commits to hiking teachers’ pay
MINISTER of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, said talks between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) held last Thursday were not concluded but rather, some aspects of the union’s terms were agreed and a decision was taken for another meeting to be held to iron out the outstanding issues.
However, she noted that the government remains committed to paying teachers their increases. The union has called on its members to go on strike and has since notified the Ministry of Education of its intention. In an invited comment with the Ministry of the Presidency’s Public Information and Press Services Unit, Minister Henry said that coming out of last week’s meeting, the two sides agreed to some recommendations, but noted that some could not be agreed, while others were completely withdrawn by the union.
Minister Henry said given the difference of opinions and the number of issues that had to be addressed, the union and the government’s side “agreed in principle that we will meet subsequently to address the issues that were not resolved at that first meeting. So, my understanding and at least the agreement that came out of that meeting, is that we will meet subsequently; and it is my intention to invite the union to continue to have meetings as was agreed [to] at our initial meeting.”
Serena Williams loses to Petra Kvitova at Cincinnati's Western & Southern Open
Former world number one Serena Williams says she is at the start of a "long comeback" after losing 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Czech Petra Kvitova in Cincinnati.
The second-round loss comes on the back of her heaviest career defeat, a 6-1 6-0 loss to Britain's Johanna Konta in the Silicon Valley Classic first round.
"I'm still at the very beginning," said the 23-time Grand Slam champion.
"I'm just going to continue to work hard, and hopefully I'll start winning more matches."
Puerto Rican Little League Baseball team riding strength of a hurricane
For the players from Radames Lopez Little League, their unlikely journey to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was borne out of the island's worst natural disaster in more than a century.
Less than a year ago, Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Guayama, a small coastal town on the southeastern part of the island, was among the hardest-hit areas from Maria.
Yet its resilient Little League team of 11- and 12-year-olds, despite untold damage to their homes, their community and their baseball fields, went undefeated in the Caribbean regional tournament to qualify for its first trip to Williamsport.
For Radames Lopez, which opens play Thursday against South Korea (1 p.m. ET on ESPN), going to the Little League World Series was a way of giving thanks to baseball. The game provided a sense of normalcy for the people of Guayama as they tried to rebuild their lives amid the chaos and confusion in the aftermath of the hurricane
The passing of former Bahamian Director General of Tourism David Johnson
Former Director General of Tourism Mr. David Johnson has lost his battle with colon cancer yesterday.
Johnson had succeeded Vernice Walkine, who joined the executive management team of the Nassau Airport Development Company and Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Johnson is a 39-year tourism and aviation industry veteran and former Senior Deputy Director of Tourism. Prior to his appointment as Director General, Johnson served as Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Tourism and president of the Grand Bahama Island tourism board.
Johnson also served as Director Marketing and General Manager of Bahamasair between 1986 and 1992.
A sportsman at heart, he was an avid golfer, basketball and softball fan and cultural artist. He exceeded expectations.
Nearly $500K disappeared from school cafeterias. Officials say the lunch ladies did it
For four years, nearly half-a-million dollars quietly vanished from cafeteria registers at two schools in Connecticut.
No one noticed the money was missing from the schools in New Canaan until 2017, when the school district installed an enhanced accounting system, authorities said.
Now two sisters are accused of allegedly pocketing $478,000 in cash from New Canaan Public Schools -- a scam that authorities say dates to 2013.
Joanne Pascarelli, 61, and Marie Wilson, 67, both worked at cafeterias at Saxe Middle School and New Canaan High School during that time. They were arrested this week and charged with larceny and defrauding a public community, the school district said.
"We are deeply upset by this alleged violation of our trust and the trust of the entire community, and are committed to continuing our full cooperation with the New Canaan Police Department regarding these allegations," the school district said in a statement.
Both women resigned in December, around the time the board of education started looking into the discrepancies.
Afghanistan Taliban withdraws protection for Red Cross
The Taliban says it will no longer allow safe passage to Red Cross staff working in Afghanistan.
The militants accuse the neutral humanitarian group of failing to meet its obligations to help Taliban prisoners in a jail in Kabul.
The International Committee of the Red Cross monitors detention conditions and provides medical aid. It scaled down its presence in Afghanistan last year after seven staff were killed.
Spokeswoman Andrea Catta Preta said the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) was in close contact with the Taliban following their announcement, and hoping to find a solution so the group's humanitarian work could continue.
The ICRC treats all parties harmed by warfare humanely and does not take sides. It has in the past given first aid training to Taliban members. It operates in Taliban-controlled areas with guarantees of safety and helps to repatriate bodies from both sides after fighting between the militants and the Afghan army.
In its statement on Monday, the Taliban said that many of its prisoners held in Pul-e-Charkhi jail in the capital Kabul were in a terrible state of health and that the ICRC would be responsible for whatever happened to them. Hundreds of fighters have been on hunger strike to demand better prison conditions.