May 22, 2013
US tornado rescue effort nears end
Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials. Fire chief Gary Bird said he was "98% sure" there were no more survivors or bodies to recover from…
May 22, 2013
Eritrea Returns to Calm
Calm has reportedly returned to the east African nation of Eritrea a day after a group of mutinous soldiers attempted to take over the country's information ministry. More than 100 dissident soldiers stormed the ministry in Asmara early Monday,…
May 22, 2013
Car Bomb Toll at Least 42 -Syrian Activists
Syrian rights activists say the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the central province of Hama late Monday has risen to at least 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted a building used by…
May 22, 2013
Japan Moves to Stimulate Its Stalled Economy
Japan's central bank is embarking on an American-like plan to stimulate the country's stalled economy by pumping more money into it. The Bank of Japan, under pressure from the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, agreed Tuesday to double…
May 22, 2013
Car Bombs Kill 16 in Iraq Tuesday
A wave of car bombings in and around the Iraqi capital has killed at least 16 people. The blasts Tuesday included an attack near an army base in Taji, 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, which killed six people and wounded at least 20 others. Another…
May 21, 2013
Earthquake shakes Antigua
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May 21, 2013
David Cameron warns the TCI & overseas territories about tax
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged the Turks & Caicos Islands & British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax. He wrote to the10 territories and crown dependencies, including…
May 21, 2013
Two Americans released
The Royal Turk & Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute the two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the Providenciales International airport. Director of Public Prosecutions JoAnn Meloche says police decided…
May 21, 2013
THE FORCE VISITS TCI
Over the next three months, four marine scientists from Newcastle University, will be conducting research into the coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Dr. Pia Schuchert, Sarah Young, Katharine Hart and Georgina Beresford are from…
May 21, 2013
Crime & Incident Reports for May 16,2013
The Royal Turks & Caicos Police are investigating a Burglary, which was reported on Thursday May 16, 2013 at 11:40AM. An owner of a Beauty Salon in Residence Yard in Five Cays reported that the establishment was secured at 10PM on Wednesday May…