November 10, 2013
SCHOOLS IN SOUTH CAICOS CLOSESD
Health Educator Imternizia McCartney told RTC News on Wednesday that the MOH is closely watching a hint of diarrhea & vomiting based on reports. As a result of that, the MOH re-issued the alert to remind the TCI that as we get into the holiday…
November 10, 2013
TCI celebrates Universal Children’s Day,
The Department of Social Development and Gender Affairs, in the Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs will celebrate Universal Children’s Day, also recognized as World Day of Prayer and Action for Children (WDPAC) on Wednesday 20th November 2013.…
November 10, 2013
TCI REMEMBRANCE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY
The Turks and Caicos Islands will commemorate Allied, Commonwealth and British personnel who fought in the two world wars of the 20th Century and in subsequent conflicts on Remembrance Day on Sunday, 10 November 2013. His Excellency The Governor…
November 10, 2013
Miss Universe 2013 is Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler has been crowned this year's Miss Universe. Judges, including rock star Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, picked the winner from a total of 86 contestants at the show, watched by millions of viewers around the world. Last…
November 10, 2013
Andrew Holness is still JLP Leader in Jamaica
Andrew Holness has retained the leadership of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after defeating Audley Shaw. It was just announced moments ago at the special delegates conference summoned to choose the leader of the JLP at the National…
November 10, 2013
Trinidad and Tobago has highest cancer mortality rate in the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago is among three countries with the highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas, according to a new report released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health…
November 10, 2013
Gonsalves ‘absolutely fed up’ of LIAT’s constant woes
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he is ‘absolutely fed up” at the constant industrial action plaguing the regional airline, LIAT. Gonsalves, who is the chairman of the shareholder governments of the financially…
November 10, 2013
First female DDP appointed in Dominica
Former chief magistrate Evelina Baptiste became the first female to assume the position of director of public prosecutions (DPP) in Dominica as of November 1. Baptiste replaced former DPP Gene Pestaina who retired earlier this year and Guyanese…
November 10, 2013
France’s credit rating cut by S&P to AA
Standard and Poor's (S&P) has cut France's credit rating to AA from AA+. The moves comes almost two years after the country lost its top-rated AAA status. S&P said it downgraded France because high unemployment in the country was making it…
November 10, 2013
US job creation stronger in October
The US economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department. There had been fears that the 16-day shutdown of government services last month could have hit jobs growth. The monthly…