October 1, 2024
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s hit king who then became a pariah for gambling on the game, has died at the age of 83, the medical examiner in Clark County, Nevada, confirmed to ABC News on Monday. Rose was found at his home by a family member,…
October 1, 2024
Sing Sing actor exonerated 27 years after wrongful murder conviction
Sing Sing actor Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been cleared of the charges for which he was wrongfully imprisoned. He was acquitted of murder Monday morning, 27 years after he was convicted. JJ was wrongfully convicted of killing a retired…
October 1, 2024
New Border Force Bill Approved to Strengthen TCI’s Defence
The House of Assembly passed the Border Force Bill on 26th September 2024, significantly strengthening the Turks and Caicos Islands’ border security measures. The bill establishes the legal framework for the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Border Force,…
October 1, 2024
Fraud charges laid against Tessa Malcolm
Detectives of the Financial Crime Unit have charged the former Chief Financial Officer of the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP). TESSA BEEN MALCOLM, 41, faces the following charges:One count of Theft; One count of False Accounting and One count…
October 1, 2024
TCI COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNVEILS NEW STUDENT LOUNGE AT ITS GRAND TURK CAMPUS
The Turks and Caicos Islands Community College (TCICC) announces the official opening of its brand-new Student Lounge at the Grand Turk Campus. The event took place on Wednesday, September 26, on the campus grounds and was attended by distinguished…
September 24, 2024
US still hoping for “diplomatic solution” as tension rises in Middle East
U.S. officials are voicing concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East amid intensifying fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. “The tensions are much higher now than they were even just a few days ago,” National Security Council…
September 24, 2024
Israel hits 1,300 targets in expanded Lebanon strike campaign against Hezbollah
The Israeli military expanded its Lebanon campaign with hundreds of airstrikes on Monday, as the long-simmering border conflict with Hezbollah threatened to explode into a larger war. Dozens of Israeli warplanes struck more than 1,300 targets in…
September 20, 2024
Biden calls rate cut “an important day for the country”
President Joe Biden on Thursday called the Federal Reserve's rate cut the day before an “important signal” from the Fed to Americans that inflation is cooling, but he cautioned that it “doesn’t mean the work is done” to improve the economy. In…
September 20, 2024
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS
GENERAL SITUATION: A weak surface high pressure continues to support light to gentle winds across the islands, while an upper-level trough is generating shower and thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of the Turks and Caicos Islands today. SPECIAL…
September 20, 2024
TCI DELEGATION ATTENDS LAUNCH OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE (CAPP) IN BARBADOS
A delegation from the Department of Rehabilitation and Community Supervision (DRCS) traveled to Barbados to attend the launch of the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole (CAPP). The event marked a significant step toward regional…