Tributes to OJ Lewis from PABA

The PABA will resume action tonight at the Gus Lightbourne Sports Complex in Providenciales. It wont be your typical PABA game as there are emotions hovering over the members of both teams.   TRIBUTEs will be paid tonight to OJ LEWIS #21 of the Five…

St.Monica’s beats Methodist

  In the softball games held last night at the National Stadium, St. Monica's went all out for the first major win defeating Methodist church 15-8 in game 1.   Following that game our sports correspondent spoke with one of the players from St.…

Pope Francis hits out at global ‘cult of money’

  Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor, in his first major speech on the financial crisis.   Free market economics had created a tyranny, in which people were valued only by their ability to…

Hurricane Week Clean-up begins

As part of its preparedness exercise for the upcoming Hurricane Season which runs from June 1 to November 30, the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) will be working with community members and groups to clean up areas around the…

Minister of Haitian Diaspora commits to working with TCIG

  Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands the Hon. Dr. Rufus Ewing met today, May 16, 2013 with the Hon. Dr. Bernice Fidelia, Minister of the Haitian Diaspora to discuss the issues and concerns of the government in respect to illegal migration of…

The Minister of Health Hon Portia Stubbs gives her address WHD

The Minister of Health Hon Portia Stubbs in her address gave us  five concrete steps to minimizing High Blood pressure, not just on World Hypertension day but for everyday living.  A Message to mark World Hypertension Day From Honorable Porsha…

World Hypertension Day – Healthy Heart Beat – Healthy Blood Pressure

  Friday May 17, was World Hypertension Day,  this years theme is  “Healthy Heart Beat, Healthy Blood Pressure.   The Ministry of Health will be hosting a number of health promotion activities for  starting with the launch of Grand Turk Road street…

North Korea Test-Fires 4th Short-Range Missile

North Korea fired its fourth short-range missile in the past two days into waters off its east coast on Sunday, despite calls for restraint from South Korea and other countries in the region, as well as the United Nations.   The latest launch into…

Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests

  Tunisian authorities say a street battle between radical Islamists and police has killed one Islamist protester on the outskirts of the capital, Tunis.   Authorities said the man, in his late 20s, died of injuries sustained in Sunday's fighting…

Afghanistan, India to Discuss Military Aid

Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss increased military aid with Indian officials during his visit this week to New Delhi.   The trip, which begins Monday, follows recent cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.   A spokesman…