October 12, 2011
UK unemployment total reaches 17-year high
UK unemployment rose by 114,000 between June and August to 2.57 million, a 17-year high, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate also increased to 8.1%. The unemployment total for 16-24 year…
October 12, 2011
‘Underwear bomber’ Abdulmutallab on trial in Detroit
A Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009 was on…
October 12, 2011
Burma frees dozens of political prisoners
The Burmese government has freed more than 180 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty, activists say. A popular comedian and dissident, Zarganar, was among the first to be freed. Some monks and journalists were also released. Burmese…
October 12, 2011
Iraq bombs: Police targeted in capital Baghdad
Five car bombs in Baghdad have killed at least 17 people, including police officers, officials say. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles minutes apart in north-western Hurriya district and central al-Wiya district, reports……
August 4, 2011
Bahrain dropped by European Tour
The European Tour has dropped Bahrain from its 2012 schedule. The second Volvo Golf Champions tournament was due to be played at the Royal Golf Club, a course designed by British golfer Colin Montgomerie, in January next year. But following a…
August 4, 2011
ALERT 12 ON EMILY
ALERT #12 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2011 AT 9 PM EDT. EMILY STALLS…STILL PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER HISPANIOLA… TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE…
August 4, 2011
EMANCIPATION DAY SUCCESSFUL
The Nation’s Capital, Grand Turk came alive with pump and pageantry for the 1st of August Emancipation Day Celebrations. Citizens in Grand Turk were awakened on 1st of August, 2011 by the melodious music of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police…
August 4, 2011
Tropical Storm Emily nears Dominican coast, Haiti
Tropical Storm Emily brushed past Puerto Rico and headed Wednesday toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than 630,000 people are still without shelter after last year's earthquake. A "steady shield of rain" should reach the island of…
August 4, 2011
Bottle message found after 50 years
The waters of the TCI have made one lady extremely happy, not for swimming in, or soaking on any of the #1 turquoise beaches in the TCI, but because the waters for half a century, clutched precious memories of her father. A New Hampshire woman said…
August 4, 2011
PDM leader calls on local hoteliers to stop the negative talk
Leader of the People’s Democratic Movement Doug Parnell has taken exception to local hoteliers dissing the various communities of Providenciales.Parnell told RTC News that he has received numerous calls from throughout the islands, particularly…