Commissioner of Police Edvin Martin Remarks at the Swearing–ceremony

Her Excellency the Governor, Mrs. Dileeni, Daniel-Selvaratnam. The Honorable Premier Mr. Charles Washington Misick, Speaker of the House, The Honorable Gordon Burton, Her Ladyship, the Chief Justice, The Honorable Mabel Agyuemang Her Excellency the…

TCI POST CABINET MEETING STATEMENT – 10 APRIL 2024

Her Excellency the Governor Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam chaired the 11th meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at the Office of the Premier on the island of Providenciales.   All members were present except the Honorable Ministers of…

SCOTIABANK TURKS & CAICOS SECURES 4TH WIN AS BEST BANK

Scotiabank Turks & Caicos has secured the ‘Best Bank’ award from renowned North American finance magazine, Global Finance for the fourth consecutive year. The award celebrates banks that demonstrate the strength of strategy for attracting and…

Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. US and other Western officials have…

Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal case is ongoing

A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to pause several civil lawsuits filed against him seeking to hold him accountable for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, according to a newly posted ruling. Trump had…

Grammy-winning American Idol season 5 star Mandisa dead at 47

Singer Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,"…

CARICOM youths to discuss climate change and health issues

On Wednesday, a four-day workshop aimed at empowering Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and other youth leaders to confront the global challenge of climate change gets underway. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said that the…

IMF predicts two per cent economic growth for Caribbean in 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has showed “quite a bit of resilience” and that the rebound from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been stronger than previously expected. “We see…

Captain Matthews leads by example as Windies Women beat Pakistan

A Player-of-the-Match performance from their Captain Hayley Matthews drove West Indies Women to a 113-run win against hosts Pakistan Women in the first ICC Women’s Championship One-day International (ODI) on Thursday. The 25-year-old Barbadian…

Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce

In a memo, first reported by news website Electrek, billionaire owner Elon Musk told staff there was nothing he hated more, "but it must be done".The world's largest auto maker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December, according…