January 11, 2012
Syria: US condemns Bashar al-Assad ‘conspiracy’ speech
The US and France have condemned a speech by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad which blamed an "external conspiracy" for the mass uprising against his rule. The US state department said President Assad had thrown "responsibility on everybody but back…
January 11, 2012
Scotland May Vote on Independence in 2014
Britain has set out the conditions under which Scotland can decide whether to sever its centuries-old constitutional ties with Britain. The British government offered with certain conditions Tuesday to remove legal hurdles so Scots can hold a…
January 11, 2012
Work by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Coming to Washington
A work by provocative Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will go on display at a museum in Washington. The Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery said on Tuesday that it will display Ai's installation piece “Fragments,'' a huge work in ironwood with pieces from the…
January 11, 2012
Marijuana found amidst shipment of pumpkin to Barbados
Local law enforcement agencies have teamed up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of several pounds of compressed marijuana at the Guyana National Industrial Company wharf. According to reports some time after 14:00 hours…
January 11, 2012
REDjet cancels flights, facing financial woes
There were further signs of financial trouble Tuesday at the Caribbean first low cost carrier REDjet, mere weeks after officials said it needed an $8 million injection to allow it to keep fulfilling its investors’ mandate. The Caribbean Media…
January 11, 2012
Haiti to Host Music Festivals Network Africa-Caribbean-Pacific
After stops in Africa (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Tanzania), Europe (Denmark), in the Indian Ocean (Réunion) and the Pacific (Vanuatu), Haiti has been chosen to host the next Music Festivals Network Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP), Caracoli…
January 11, 2012
Dominica PM wins citizenship battle
A legal battle over dual citizenship, which potentially could have impacted his leadership of the country, has ended in victory for Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. An opposition United Workers Party member, who was defeated in…
January 11, 2012
Grenada “days away” from national strike
The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) has given notice that the country is just days away from a national strike. “The deterioration in the situation is that the union and the entire trade union movement is mobilising for a general strike…
January 11, 2012
TCInvest to be replaced
An in-depth review of TCInvest has concluded was set up with the best of intentions to promote business development both within TCI and from outside investors*. In its earlier years it was instrumental in building the relationships that encouraged…
January 11, 2012
Chairperson of the Consultative Forum Mrs. Lillian Missick says members are having difficulty getting Governor Ric Todd to honor his inaugural promises
The twenty-eight (28TH) sitting of the Consultative Forum of the Turks and Caicos Islands, got off to a late start at the N.J. Francis building in Grand Turk today, where Chairperson Mrs. Lillian Missick in her statement, encouraged all in the Turks…