December 23, 2011
Philippines floods: More than 1,000 remain missing
The Philippines government says 1,079 people are still missing in the wake of the devastating Typhoon Washi. More than 1,000 others are known to have died in the storm, which struck Mindanao island on Saturday. Entire neighbourhoods in Cagayan de…
December 23, 2011
New Zealand’s Christchurch rocked by earthquakes
Two strong earthquakes have rocked the New Zealand city of Christchurch, closing the airport and sending residents rushing from buildings. The first 5.8 quake struck at 1358 local time (0058 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. A second of similar…
December 23, 2011
Witnesses: 4 Nigerian Security Agents Killed in Blast
Witnesses say four security agents were killed in northeast Nigeria in a roadside bomb explosion. Reports say the bomb went off Thursday afternoon in the northern city of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state. A local police officer said security…
December 23, 2011
Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Border Attack
Pakistan's military has rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last month's coalition attack that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers at Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The army said Friday the investigation's findings were “short on facts” and…
December 23, 2011
Amnesty Announced Along with Reduction in Surcharge Rates by Gov Todd
His Excellency Ric Todd, in his capacity as Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands National Insurance Board (NIB), has announced today, December 22, 2012 that there will be a two month amnesty period on NIB surcharges, commencing January 2, 2012…
December 23, 2011
TCIG Voluntary Severence Update
The TCI Government’s Office of Public Service Management can confirm that it began distributing 697 voluntary severance package quotations to civil service applicants this morning. These quotations outline the compensation package available to…
December 23, 2011
24 Hour Crime Recap
During the past twenty-four hours Police in Providenciales have responded to three (3) reports of a serious nature, namely two (2) Burglaries –Blue Hills and one (1) Attempted Burglary – Turtle Cove. During the said period one male was arrested for…
December 22, 2011
Lady Gaga fans hit by hack on Twitter and Facebook
Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a targeted attack on her Twitter and Facebook accounts. Multiple messages, seemingly from the singer, offered "free iPad2's to each one of you". Attached links directed more than 100,000 of her followers…
December 22, 2011
Taylor Swift’s CoverGirl ad pulled
We never thought Taylor Swift could be controversial, but according to E! News, the singer’s ultra-glossy CoverGirl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara ad has been yanked after it caught the attention of an ad industry watchdog group. The offense? Excessive…
December 22, 2011
US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr jailed for domestic abuse
US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has been jailed for 90 days by a Las Vegas court after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, in 2010. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 (£1,600) and complete 100 hours of community…