November 25, 2013
Trinidad prison officers uncover brisk trade
There is a big business behind bars in prisons where a hot seller is cigarettes at $600 a pack. According to a senior prison official, business is booming with over 500 cellphones confiscated in just one month. Some 300 were destroyed yesterday…
November 25, 2013
TCI Passports on hold
The Ministry of Border Control and Labour has advised that it is currently experiencing technical difficulties and is therefore unable to produce Turks and Caicos Islands Passports at this time. The Ministry is working with the Government’s…
November 25, 2013
Opposition Leader cries out for help RE:11 year old Juvenile
In an urgent plea to the public, Opposition Leader Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson asks for help with a juvenile in prison. In the release to RTC News, Mrs. Robinson states: ‘Yesterday we were deeply disturbed and outraged at the fact that a child…
November 25, 2013
MOHHS issues advisory to public on sale of OxyElite Pro
The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) has issued an advisory to merchants and the public to immediately discontinue the sale, distribution and use of the dietary supplement: OxyElite Pro or VERSA-1. This comes as the United States Food…
November 25, 2013
NHIP & NIB merge collection forces
Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the way for the Minister of Health and Human Services Hon. Porsha Stubbs-Smith and the Minister of Finance Hon. C. Washington Missick to develop a process to merge the compliance and collection functions of NHIP and NIB…
November 25, 2013
Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign now on
The Energy and Utilities Department of the Ministry of Government Support Services this week launched its Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation awareness campaign under the theme “Smart Choices Today for a Sustainable Energy Tomorrow-Be Energy…
November 25, 2013
Afghan President Delays Signing Deal with US
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ignored a recommendation by the country's grand assembly, or Loya Jirga, to immediately sign a new bilateral security agreement with the United States. Mr. Karzai says Afghanistan needs more time to ensure the…
November 25, 2013
Iran Hails Deal with World Powers as Recognition of Nuclear ‘Rights’
Iran's leaders have welcomed a landmark nuclear agreement with world powers, calling it a recognition of Iranian nuclear rights and the beginning of an end to international sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address…
November 25, 2013
Thousands of Pro-, Anti-Government Demonstrators Rally in Thailand Print Share:
Tens of thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators gathered for rival rallies in the Thai capital in what are becoming some of the largest demonstrations since the deadly street protests of 2010. Up to 100,000 opponents of Prime Minister…
November 25, 2013
Thousands Rally in Ukraine for EU Integration
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, to protest the government's decision not sign a landmark trade deal with the European Union. Protesters waved Ukrainian and EU flags while chanting pro-Western slogans as they…