October 20, 2013
Big Bank to be Penalized Big Dollars
The largest bank in the United States has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion in fines, penalties and consumer relief to settle several investigations into bad mortgage loans it allegedly made. JP Morgan Chase and the U.S. Justice Department…
October 20, 2013
Al-Shabab Militants Claim Responsibility for Deadly Somalia Bombing
The militant Somali group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 15 people in western Somalia, near the border with Ethiopia. An al-Shabab statement said the attack targeted a cafe in the city of…
October 20, 2013
UN Aid Chief Pleads For Access to Besieged Syrians
The United Nations' top humanitarian official is urging both sides in the Syrian civil war to allow aid workers access to thousands of civilians trapped in one of several besieged suburbs ringing the capital, Damascus. Valerie Amos on Saturday…
October 20, 2013
Italy’s Berlusconi Faces 2-year Ban from Public Office
An Italian court has ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, convicted of tax fraud, should be barred from holding public office for two years. However, Saturday's ruling against Berlusconi — a current senator — will have no immediate…
October 20, 2013
Brahimi Pushes for Syria Peace Talks on Egypt Visit
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Cairo as part of a regional tour aimed at garnering support for a peace conference in Geneva next month. Lakhdar Brahimi met Saturday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. He is due to hold talks…
October 17, 2013
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING AFFECTS TCI
THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY HAS RE-ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FROM6:00PM EDT UNTIL 7:00PM WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2013. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR INAGUA AND ITS ADJACENT WATERS. AT 6:00PM…
October 13, 2013
FifA World Cup Trophy travels to the Turks & Caicos on Sunday October 13th, 2013.
After a successful launch at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, with a bird’s eye view of the iconic Estádio do Maracanã, the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola jetted off to start its international tour by visiting Tahiti, Fiji and…
October 13, 2013
Toni Braxton and Babyface Debut ‘Hurt You’ Music Video
Tony Braxton and Babyface have released the music video for their collaboration, "Hurt You". Directed by Ray Kay, the four-minute visuals is simple and a perfect representation of the track, which tells about the hardships of being in a…
October 13, 2013
Jamie Foxx Reportedly Playing MLK In Oliver Stone Directed Biopic
Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx may be taking on the most significant role of his career. According to The Wrap, Foxx is being considered to play civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in a film directed by Oliver Stone. The…
October 13, 2013
Katy Perry and Ron Burgundy to appear at MTV EMAs
Katy Perry will perform at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). The American singer will play her new single Unconditionally at the ceremony, which takes place at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome on 10 November. The track is the second single taken…