December 12, 2013
Cabinet Statement 11th December 2013
His Excellency the Governor, Peter Beckingham, chaired the 26th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday 11th December 2013 at the House of Assembly Building on Grand Turk. All Ministers were present. At this meeting Cabinet: • Considered a…
December 12, 2013
RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO BE PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION
On Saturday, December 07, 2013 volunteers proved that "Clean is Cool" when they participated in the TCHTA's 5th annual TCI Shines clean-up campaign. Collecting approximately 180 bags of garbage volunteers not only played their part to ensure…
December 12, 2013
Blue Haven Grand Opening Weekend
The Blue Haven Resort and Marina had a successful opening celebrating the Resorts a three-day community festival that started from December 6 - 8. Blue Haven hosted a wide array of events featuring live music, DJs and dancing, pig roasts, BBQs and…
December 12, 2013
LIME JOINS ANTI-CORRUPTION GROUP
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company of LIME, has joined Transparency International’s (TI) Business Integrity Forum, a group of companies committed to ensuring that their operations and business dealings are corruption free.…
December 12, 2013
Government wants to promote local and manufacturing in the TCI
A recently convened meeting of senior Government Officials from the Office of the Premier, Ministry of Finance and other Government Departments with local manufacturing stakeholders has been lauded as a significant step forward in deepening…
December 11, 2013
Pope Francis named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year by Time magazine. During his nine months in office, the Pope had pulled "the papacy out of the palace and into the streets", managing editor Nancy Gibbs said. "Rarely has a new player on the world…
December 11, 2013
Obama-Castro Handshake Draws Attention at Mandela Tribute
Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela generated some informal diplomacy and political controversy, alongside the praise for the late South African president. In a moment caught by television cameras, U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands…
December 11, 2013
Japan to Beef Up Military in Response to China: Panel
Japan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy surveillance drones as part of its new defense plan in response to China's growing military power. The proposals were included in drafts of new security strategy and defense guidelines…
December 11, 2013
Burma Frees 44 Political Prisoners
Burma has released 44 political prisoners, in the latest step towards fulfilling President Thein Sein's promise to free all political detainees by the end of the year. Even after the amnesty Wednesday, activists say at least 40 political prisoners…
December 11, 2013
Ukraine PM Requests $27 Billion in Aid for EU Deal
Security forces are pulling back from crowds of protesters around a central square in Ukraine's capital after a night of clashes between police and pro-European Union demonstrators. Scuffles between the two groups took place early Wednesday in…