July 19, 2013
US Stocks Hit Record Highs, Jobless Claims Decline
U.S. stock indexes (Dow and the S&P 500) hit new record highs by midday trading Thursday after some strong corporate earning reports, encouraging data on the job market, and reassurances from the head of the U.S. central bank. Thursday's report…
July 19, 2013
Britain Calls for Disabling Emergency Beacons on Boeing Dreamliners
British air safety officials say emergency beacons on Boeing 787 Dreamliners should be disabled after investigators identified them as a possible cause of the fire in a parked jet at London's Heathrow Airport last week. The investigators said…
July 19, 2013
Ex-CIA Milan chief held in Panama over cleric abduction
A former CIA station chief convicted by an Italian court of kidnapping a terror suspect has been detained in Panama, Italian officials say. Robert Seldon Lady was sentenced to nine years in jail for his involvement in the abduction of the man, an…
July 19, 2013
Turks and Caicos Highlights Luxury in London
Interest in our TCI destination from the European markets continues to expand. Throughout this summer and fall, the Tourist Board will lead initiatives to increase our Islands visibility in all of its source markets. This push will include exhibits…
July 19, 2013
FortisTCI Charts Future Strategic Path to Success
Fortis TCI hosted its second annual Strategic Meeting/ Plenary Session at Beaches Resort and Spa on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The informative half day session, billed under the theme ‘Optimizing Our Potential 2014 /2019’ , was designed to obtain…
July 19, 2013
Serious Accident in North Caicos injuries 2
The Royal Turks & Caicos Police are investigating a Serious Accident, which was reported on Tuesday July 16th, 2013 at 4:15PM. A report was made to Police in North Caicos, that there was a two car vehicular accident on Whitby Main Road and…
July 19, 2013
Constant Louijene Sentenced for Deadly 2008 Accident
Constant Louijene of Providenciales has been found guilty of causing death by Dangerous Driving. Mr. Louijene appeared before Judge Joyner in the Supreme Court in Providenciales where he was given a three year sentence, to be spent at Her Majesty’s…
July 19, 2013
Health Ministry puts Focus on Substance Abuse
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Human Services is calling attention to the increasing number of Turks Islanders with alcohol and substance use disorders. The Department reported that in the last two years,…
July 19, 2013
Limacol CPL Can Produce New Generation of Players
The man who masterminded West Indies’ triumph at last year’s Twenty20 World Cup says he has high hopes that the Limacol Caribbean Premier League can produce a generation of players ready for the demands of international cricket. Speaking during a…
July 19, 2013
UN Calls for Humanitarian Access in South Sudan
A top United Nations official is voicing alarm over deteriorating humanitarian conditions in South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 civilians have been cut off in fighting between two ethnic groups in Jonglei state. U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie…