January 15, 2024
Paula Abdul approves of Ariana Grande’s “Cold Hearted” homage
Ariana Grande's video for "Yes, and?" isn't just a clever way for Ari to hit back against her critics: It's an all-out homage to a 1989 video from a different artist, who wholeheartedly approves of the tribute. The "Yes, and?" video takes its…
January 15, 2024
Hike in stamp duty, electric cars announced in 2024/25 Cayman budget
The government in this British Overseas territory has announced plans to increase some taxes or fees over the 2024-25 budget period, this would lead to an increase in duty on electric cars, stamp duty in high-end locations, work permit applications…
January 15, 2024
TCI Police Records Milestone
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police expressed its appreciation to members of the public who applied for their Police Records under the new system. On Friday, 5 January 2024, the acting Commissioner of Police, Rodney Adams, acknowledged the…
January 13, 2024
Beware a Fraudulent Facebook page has been created for Governor of Turks and Caicos.
The Governor's office has revealed that fraudulent Facebook accounts impersonating Her Excellency the Governor, Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, have surfaced. More alarmingly, the Governor's office indicated that unsuspecting individuals have been…
January 10, 2024
Honda 0 Series launches with two new concepts at the CES 2024
The Honda 0 Series has launched with the debut of two all-electric concept cars that are on show at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The Saloon and Space-Hub concepts give the first look at the new 0, or zero, Series and they have been developed using a new…
January 10, 2024
Amazon slashes jobs at Twitch, MGM and Prime
Amazon is to axe hundreds of staff across its subsidiaries Twitch, Prime Video and MGM studios. More than 500 Twitch employees - a third of the streamer's workforce - will be laid off, according to a note from chief executive Dan Clancy.Amazon said…
January 10, 2024
Barbie and Oppenheimer tie with four noms for SAG Awards
It looks like the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, February 24, will be another Barbenheimer double date. Nominations for the awards were announced Wednesday morning by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, and Barbie and Oppenheimer…
January 10, 2024
Cryptocurrency swings as watchdog X account ‘compromised’
Bitcoin jumped briefly on Tuesday after a post on the US markets regulator's X account (formerly Twitter) said it had approved new so-called exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the cryptocurrency. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) later…
January 10, 2024
TCIG announce 3 new appointments in January
The office of the Deputy Governor over the last year has been promoting and hiring Turks and Caicos Islanders in high-ranking positions within the Civil Service. For the new year, we are pleased to announce 3 new appointments... Vershina Forbes to…
January 10, 2024
Trinidad records several Murders in January 2024
Trinidad and Tobago has witnessed a distressing start to the new year with 15 killed in just the first week. This grim statistic is more than double the country’s murder toll for the corresponding period in 2023. Reports are that at the same time…