March 26, 2012
Attorney General v Progressive National Party: commencement of proceedings
RTC News received the following from the AG's Chambers On 13 March 2012. The statement reads, the Turks & Caicos Islands Government served civil proceedings on the Progressive National Party seeking the recovery of the land upon which the PNP…
March 20, 2012
NEW TCI FINANCIAL TO PASS INTO LAW
The Governor signed the new Public Finance Management Ordinance into law yesterday, Monday, 19 Mar 2012. This follows on from signing the National Audit Office Ordinance last Friday. Both will be published in the Gazette on Fri, 23rd March. They…
March 20, 2012
‘21 Jump Street’ leaps to No. 1 with $35M debut
Audiences headed back to school for the TV update “21 Jump Street,” which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $35 million. Sony’s action comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as cops going undercover as high school students took down…
March 20, 2012
John Carter flop to cost Walt Disney $200m
Walt Disney has said it expects to lose $200m (£126m) on its movie John Carter, making it one of the biggest flops in cinema history. The film, about a military captain transported to Mars, could result in an $80-120m loss for Disney's movie…
March 20, 2012
Chris Rock, Chuck D to Present at Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
Chris Rock and Chuck D will be among the presenters for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month April. The comedian is due to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the hall at the ceremony at the Rock Hall in Cleveland…
March 20, 2012
Bobbi Kristina’s Ring Mystery Cleared Up; Not Getting Married
Miss Bobbi Kristina Brown would like you to know that yes, she’s has been wearing a sparkly bauble on her ring finger, BUT she’s NOT planning on getting married anytime soon. The AP says a rep for Brown’s mother, the late Whitney Houston, says…
March 20, 2012
Taylor Swift’s $35.7 million year tops Billboard’s Money Makers list
Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard’s just-released Top 40 Money Makers list for last year. Swift earned more than $35.7 million, 17 percent more than the take-home pay of last year’s top-earner, Lady Gaga. U2 was…
March 20, 2012
China raises fuel prices for second time in a month
China has raised the price of petrol by about 6% and diesel about 7% for the second time in 2012, as it struggles with the rising cost of crude oil. Global oil prices have been high because of tensions with key supplier Iran. The move is aimed at…
March 20, 2012
Manning goes from Colts to Broncos, with pending deal likely worth $95 million
The Denver Broncos got their Man. Make that Peyton Manning. Pending final contract negotiations, Manning will join John Elway’s Broncos with hopes of winning another Super Bowl. So much for Tebowmania. Still to be decided is what happens to last…
March 20, 2012
Contracts Put Gayle Return In A Bind
A proposed move that would have seen the return of talismanic opener Chris Gayle to the West Indies team and ended his yearlong impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been stalled. A high-level meeting in St Vincent earlier this…