July 23, 2012
Usher’s injured stepson dies
The stepson of the Grammy award-winning pop star Usher has died, two weeks after the child was critically injured in a boating accident. Eleven-year-old Kile Glover is a son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
July 23, 2012
Penn State fined $60m over Jerry Sandusky sex abuse
US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m (£39m) in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coach. The university - a famous US football school - will be banned from competing for honours for four…
July 23, 2012
Colorado shooting suspect to make first court appearance
The man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, is set to make his first court appearance Monday, giving the public its first look at the suspect since his arrest in an attack that authorities say was planned months…
July 23, 2012
South Sudan Makes New Peace Offer to Sudan
South Sudan has unveiled proposals to advance peace talks with Sudan, including billions of dollars in financial concessions. The two countries went to the brink of war in April, after failing to resolve issues on borders, oil and citizenship…
July 23, 2012
Attacks Kill 103 Across Iraq
Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings and shootings has killed at least 103 people and wounded nearly 200 others in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq this year. The worst attack was in Taji, 20 kilometers north of Baghdad, where nearly 40 people…
July 23, 2012
Tens of Thousands Flee Clashes in Northeast India
More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northeast India to escape fighting between indigenous tribes and Muslim settlers. Officials in Assam state said Monday at least 18 people have been killed in recent days in clashes over land rights.…
July 15, 2012
SUPPORT TO INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES KEY AIM OF NEXT WFD VISIT
Providing support to independent candidates standing at the Turks and Caicos elections on 9…
July 15, 2012
EDITORIAL:VAT, THE OPIATE OF OUR WOES
In listening to the Consultative Forum yesterday, I was never more disappointed by the presentations and voting by some members. It was clear that some of the members read from scripts prepared for them by others. Some of them had no clue as to what…
July 15, 2012
Prestigious Insurance Agency hires New Managing Director
In an effort to increase its competitive edge and its overall market share in the Turks and Caicos Islands Insurance Industry, the Prestigious Insurance Agency (P.I.A) has hired Mr. Jamell Robinson as their new Managing Director. Mr. Robinson…
July 15, 2012
E. JAY SAUNDERS ENCOURAGED TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS TO LEVERAGE CLOUD COMPUTING TO ENHANCE THEIR VALUE ADDED SERVICES.
E. Jay Saunders who recently was in Barcelona, Spain presenting to European Telecommunications companies at the LTE World Summit on how they can become more profitable by embracing Cloud Computing, was last month in Miami, Florida at the Mobile VAS…