May 27, 2012
Police News
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a property in Pete Court, Kew Town. The apartment was entered sometime between 9.30am on Thursday and 6.45pm the same day. TWO laptop computers and a quantity of jewellery were taken during a break-in at a…
May 27, 2012
TCI prepares for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Turks and Caicos Islands preparations for the forthcoming 2012 Atlantic Hurricane continue apace Horatio Tuit, Assistant Director, TCIG Department of Disaster Management will explain later today, Fri, 25 May 2012. Tuit will speak at a…
May 27, 2012
Health Prevention Measures promoted throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)
Public health officials have contacted all medical staff across the Turks and Caicos Islands in an effort to ensure that all possible data is gathered to help resolve an outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting being experienced in Providenciales.…
May 27, 2012
NEW DEAL IS GOOD FOR TAXPAYERS AND LOAN HOLDERS
A better deal for taxpayers and lower payments for loan holders are the main benefits of the Turks and Caicos Island Government’s decision to restructure TCInvest it was announced today, Friday, 25 May 2012. First Caribbean Bank, Royal Bank of…
May 27, 2012
St Kitts-Nevis agrees landmark debt restructuring deal
A St Kitts and Nevis government delegation led by prime minister and minister of finance, Dr Denzil Douglas, has secured a landmark “stock-of-debt” restructuring deal from Paris Club creditors after an intense negotiation session held in Paris,…
May 27, 2012
Caribbean Telecommunications Union seminar to hear update on network security
Delegates to the 10th Ministerial Strategic Seminar of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), which opens in Miami on May 29, will receive an update by Fortinet Inc, a world leader in high performance network security, on network threat…
May 27, 2012
Bahamians outraged by “shacks and huts” travel report.
An American journalist who reported that “the poorest Bahamians typically create makeshift homes out of straw…” felt the full weight of Bahamian fury earlier this week. Freelance journalist Nellie Day, whose article “What types of houses do…
May 27, 2012
Amnesty urges probe into over 70 bloody Kingston deaths.
On the second anniversary of a bloody military operation in West Kingston that claimed the lives of some 70 civilians and two members of the armed forces, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International is pushing for an inquiry. The violent…
May 27, 2012
Lady Gaga Indonesia concert cancelled
Lady Gaga has cancelled a concert in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, citing security concerns, after protests by religious groups. Police in Indonesia had refused to issue a permit for the US pop star after Islamic groups objected to her show,…
May 27, 2012
R. Kelly Returning to a New York Stage
R. Kelly is making a big come back to New York after taking a six year hiatus. On July 1, the artist will headline the annual “Groovin’ In The Park” at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. “Fans are hyped and ready for an extraordinary performance from the…