January 31, 2012
Romney Leads Polls Heading into Florida Vote
Republican voters in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida are heading to the polls Tuesday in what is expected to be a pivotal contest in the race for the party's presidential nomination. A recent survey of likely voters showed that…
January 31, 2012
UN Nuclear Watchdog Approves Japanese Nuclear Stress Tests
The United Nations' nuclear agency has approved the Japanese government's plan to assess the safety of its nuclear power plants. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday turned over the results of its week-long fact-finding visit to…
January 31, 2012
Beijing Increases Security in Tibetan Monasteries to Contain Protests
A top official in Chinese-ruled Tibet has ordered increased surveillance in Buddhist monasteries in an apparent effort to prevent the spread of anti-government protests by ethnic Tibetans in neighboring Sichuan province. Qi Zhala, the Communist…
January 31, 2012
Burmese President Says Nation on Path to Democracy
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government is committed to moving the country towards a healthy democracy after decades of military rule. Thein Sein made the promise Monday during a formal state dinner in Singapore, and again in a newspaper…
January 31, 2012
Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan
U.S. President Barack Obama has defended the use of drone strikes in Pakistan, which U.S. officials have never before publicly acknowledged. Speaking during an online town hall discussion Monday, Mr. Obama said the drone attacks have been used to…
January 29, 2012
Disruption of Meeting on the Pathway to Citizenship
RTC NEWS received a press release from Chair of the Consultative Forum, Lilian Missick as according to the release disruption of a meeting. The release reads: The disruption of tonight’s meeting on the pathway to citizenship at the Graceway Sports…
January 29, 2012
Fortis Contributes to the Turks and Caicos 911 Programme
FortisTCI has made a contribution to a much needed cause in the Turks and Caicos islands after donating $2000 to TCI’s 911 Emergency Communication Centre. This now traditional “holiday” donation, done in place of sending company Christmas cards, is…
January 29, 2012
Digicel 1,000,000 All Pass Winner is Jerome Louissaint
January 2012 marks another milestone for Digicel’s All Pass Plan. The hugely popular All Pass plan launched in July 2010 provides the Best Value for customers to call locally, regionally and internationally. In May 2011, less than a year after it’s…
January 29, 2012
Akita Holdings responds
In a press release sent to RTC News from Akita Holdings on the Press Statement Issued by His Excellency, the Governor, Rick Todd’s media briefing on January 24th, 2012 along with Laurence Harris, partner in charge, Edwards Wildman Palmer, the…
January 29, 2012
French tourist dies after DIVING ACCIDENT
RTC News understands that on Thursday January 26, at around 9.30am a 55-year-old French tourist was rushed to the emergency department of the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre following a diving incident off Provo. The patient was brought to shore by…