Football Fiesta
The TCIFA South Caicos branch and the ISPS will be presenting a football fiesta on Wednesday June 29th 2016 at the ISPS school grounds.
The 7 a side team will play 15 minute competitions and will see 8 teams facing off for the coveted prizes.
Britain's Brexit Vote Spurs Wild Trading, Gambling
Currency traders are dubbing it the "remain bounce," buying Britain's pound after torrid sales of sterling last week when markets feared the European Union's most reluctant member would head for the exit door.
As British voters prepare for Thursday's Brexit referendum on whether to leave the 28-member union, European stock markets have been enjoying a parallel upswing. Trading volumes were up by 60 percent Monday, adding more than $68 billion to the value of Britain's biggest companies and making up for the dramatic flight from British stocks last week.
The frenetic activity was triggered by a series of weekend opinion polls suggesting the Remain in the EU camp may have snatched back the lead – if only by a percentage point or two – from Leave the EU campaigners.
Tuesday, Britain's currency and stock traders paused, holding their positions as they tried to work out whether they had gone overboard Monday.
Most Asian markets extended Monday's global rally on easing Brexit concerns. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 closed 1.28 percent higher. "The markets have a myopic focus on one thing: the U.K. referendum vote," Chris Weston, an IG Markets strategist in Melbourne, wrote in an analysis Monday.
Bankers, currency traders, investors and gamblers have a lot riding on Brexit.
Senate Grieves for Orlando, Blocks Gun Reforms
Eight days after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the U.S. Senate voted down a series of proposals to restrict those eligible to buy firearms and expand screening of gun purchasers.
Late Monday, Republicans blocked two longstanding proposals that Democrats championed with renewed vigor after Islamic State-inspired shooter Omar Mateen killed 49 clubgoers and wounded 53 others just over a week ago in Orlando, Florida.
One measure would block those on a variety of federal terror watchlists, including those barred from flying, from buying guns. Another would expand mandatory background checks for firearms purchases to include gun show and internet sales.
Both measures failed to get the three-fifths backing required to be attached as amendments to pending legislation in the Senate.
"I'm mortified by today's vote," said Democrat Chris Murphy, who commandeered the Senate floor for 15 hours last week to demand legislative action on gun violence.
"What am I going to tell 49 grieving families [in Orlando]?" asked Florida Democrat Bill Nelson. "Sadly, what I'm going to have to tell them is the NRA [National Rifle Association gun rights lobbying group] won again."
Republicans said they could not vote for any proposal that did not provide a means for those wrongly placed on the terror watchlist to contest the government's determination, alleging the Democratic measure would deny Americans their constitutional right to bear arms without due process of law.
Clinton's Campaign Holds Huge Fundraising Lead Over Trump
It takes money to win an election in the United States, and so far presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign is easily winning that battle.
According to documents filed Monday with the Federal Elections Commission, Clinton raised more than $26 million in May and began this month with $42.5 million in the bank.
By contrast, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump's campaign had just $1.3 million. He raised $5.6 million in May, began the month with $2.4 million and spent $6.7 million.
Both Trump and Clinton will get help from their parties and from outside groups known as super PACs that will spend money on television advertisements backing the candidates. But it is important for each of them to have a lot of their own money to spend on ads of their own and campaigning efforts across the country's 50 states.
President Barack Obama's campaign committee spent over $775 million of its own money to get him re-elected. His challenger, Republican Mitt Romney, spent $460 million. The parties and super PACS added several hundred million more dollars to the race in order to run a modern day elections.
Clashes between teachers, police leave 8 dead in Mexico
OAXACA, Mexico (AFP) — Thousands of teachers protested in southern Mexico yesterday to denounce a "massacre" a day after at least eight people died during violence authorities blamed on unidentified gunmen.
A teachers union organised the demonstration in the tourist city of Oaxaca to demand justice for the deaths during a protest on Sunday, while some 15 masked protesters launched fireworks at police during yesterday's march.
The National Education Workers Coordinator (CNTE) union has been leading demonstrations across the state of Oaxaca against an education reform and the arrest of two of its leaders.
Six people died and more than 100 were injured, including officers and civilians, when police were deployed to break up a week-long road blockade.
Jamaica prepares to tap into climate change fund
Jamaica is preparing to tap into US$10.3 billion available to fund climate change adaptation and mitigation projects.
The country is joining 200 other developing states in formulating viable proposals to access financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Based in South Korea, the GCF was founded as a mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
Jamaica has, so far, submitted a proposal to the GCF for readiness financing amounting to US$300,000.
According to Principal Director, Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Albert Daley, this will assist with financing "to help to put in place the system and the procedures to enable the country to access funding, training, public awareness, and setting up the work programme."
"We are hoping to get word from the GCF before the end of the month and if that happens, we will be well on our way with some funds to start put in place what we need to do to prepare ourselves to get proposals out, hopefully by early next year and thereafter," he added.
Youth Empowerment Survey
The official launch of the Youth Empowerment Survey (YES) was held last night at Blue Haven Resort, in Providenciales.
The Hon. Premier Rufus Ewing, Minister of Health and the Minister of Education and Youth, Akierra Missick was in attendance to help launch YES.
Ministers say the survey is seeking the answers from Youth directly to guide and shape the policy development.
Chairperson and Natl Epidemiologist, Dr. Teresa Maitland led the Committee in the research.
As the Carpha conference continues Dr. Maitland and team are currently at the M&E Workshop taking place at the Alexandria now and later the Community Engagement Meeting taking place at the Beaches resort.
We’ll have an update for you on these in our next newscast.
NIB South Caicos Operations Relocation
Residents while few in numbers gathered in South Caicos this morning for the opening of the new NIB Office.
Members from NIB invited contributors and beneficiaries of the National Insurance Program to the office of the National Insurance Board which officially relocated from the Old District Commissioner’s Office to the Lewis Cox Building with effect from today Tuesday, June 21st.
Director for the NIB, Walter Gardiner told RTC earlier this morning that the move was to better accommodate our clientele, the NIB is pleased to advise that the office will now open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday; and until 4:00 p.m. on the last working day of each month.
Pensioners are invited to visit the new location to receive their pension cheques, enjoy a light lunch with refreshments, and meet the CEO / Director, Mr. Walter Gardiner and Deputy Director, Ms. Rhesa Cartwright.
RTC understands that the team are still in South Caicos and all are invited to come on down.
NIB takes on delinquent contributors
The Nation Insurance Board continues to seek after delinquent contributors who avoids paying in to the national scheme.
Matters were addressed in the Magistrates’ Court # 2 at Providenciales on Monday June 20th 2016, where defendant Wayne Hall of Ocean Vibes Water Sports was scheduled to appear in court on complaints for failing to pay NIS contributions. Additional charges were also levied on him as an employer and self-employed person in the amount of $61,064.76.
The matter was adjourned one month from today Friday July 22nd 2016.
Also in court was defendant Donte Williams of Seal Security Services who was scheduled to appear in the Providenciales Magistrate’s court on complaints for failing to pay contributions and additional charges as an employer. Williams owes the NIB a total of $16,244.44.
As a result of the defendant’s failure to appear, a bench warrant was issued by the court.
Hartwell Smith was the final defendant who appeared in court, to answer to a judgment summons in respect of an outstanding debt to the National Insurance Board. According to the NIB, Smith owes US $13,589.66.
Mr. Smith was represented by Attorney at Law Jerwina Taylor of Karam & Missick.
The matter was adjourned for tomorrow Wednesday June 22, 2016 @ 12:15pm for trial.
36 year old found guilty for False Imprisonment
In the Providenciales Supreme Court on (Monday 20th June 2016), 36 year old Sherrington McIntosh of Five Cays Providenciales was found guilty for False Imprisonment, Burglary and Common Assault.
The charges are in connection with a report that was made on Thursday 3rd December 2015 at 4am where the complainant contacted the station and reported that McIntosh was trying to burglarize her home.
When police arrived at the scene located in Kew Town, McIntosh who had already gained entrance into the house, slapped the complainant and held her and her 10 months old daughter hostage while making threats to burn the house down with a gas tank and matches in his possession.
After several hours of negotiation with officers, he agreed to come out of the house and free the victims. He was immediately arrested and later charged for the offences mentioned.
He is currently remanded and will be sentenced on Friday 29th July 2016.