April 15, 2024
Marijuana Campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints
Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use - a step that hasn't ended the debate over the drug. The German Cannabis Association, which…
April 15, 2024
Dua Lipa named one of TIME100’s most influential people in the world
Dua Lipa has been named as one of TIME100's most influential people in the world for 2024. The singer graces one of the issue’s covers, and in the accompanying interview discusses her new album, Radical Optimism, her recently established media and…
April 15, 2024
UK competition watchdog has ‘concerns’ over big tech AI dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into a new breed of powerful AI tools - foundation models. They include text and image generators, such as ChatGPT. The CMA found an "interconnected web" of AI partnerships involving the same…
April 11, 2024
O.J. Simpson dead at 76
O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star and broadcaster whose athletic achievements and fame were eclipsed by his 1995 acquittal in the brutal killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died of cancer, his family…
April 7, 2024
TCI Social Development observes Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Department of Social Development and Welfare in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Transportation, and Telecommunications joins the rest of the world in recognizing the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. During this time, a commitment is…
April 7, 2024
TCI Labour Tribunal visits the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal, Bermuda
A three-member delegation from the Turks & Caicos Islands Labour Tribunal made a six-day visit to the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal, Bermuda. The delegation included the Labour Tribunal Secretary, Lucille Campbell, Tribunal…
April 7, 2024
Tesla Model 2 scrapped in favour of robotaxis
Tesla has scrapped plans for a new ‘Model 2’ entry-level electric car, Reuters reports. The long-promised new model line, which boss Elon Musk recently suggested could enter production late next year, was tipped to come to market at less than…
April 7, 2024
RBC Bank says new measures are aimed at protecting customers from fraud
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has confirmed the imposition of a US$500 daily automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawal limit saying it is intended to protect customers from fraud. In a statement, the financial institution aid also that it was…
April 7, 2024
4-minute Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipse fever is building. Millions in North America are hoping to spend around four minutes of total darkness as the Moon blocks the Sun's light on Monday.For some, those precious minutes will be an opportunity for often impossible science…
April 7, 2024
Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding Gaza hostage deal
Opponents of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu say 100,000 people have rallied against the government and to demand a Gaza hostage deal.The rallies in Tel Aviv and other cities came after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the body of hostage…