August 3, 2011
UN Rights Investigator Appeals for Iranian Access
A newly appointed U.N. special investigator has renewed calls for Iran to cooperate in a probe of alleged human rights abuses. Special rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed appealed to Tehran on Wednesday to allow him to visit the country. In a statement, he…
August 2, 2011
Independent Review of the Regulation of Electricity Services
Following a number of views expressed by consumers,…
August 2, 2011
A team of health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Human
Services recently represented the Turk and Caicos Islands at the First Annual Caribbean Region Tri-angu-lating on Health Equity Conference, July 21-22, 2011, at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.The two day conference July 21-22, was…
August 2, 2011
911 Manager will be saying bon voyage to the TCI
Ms. Juliette Gooding, the face of the country’s 911 emergency programme, will be saying bon voyage to the people of the TCI and a country she has come to regard as home for the past three years. Ms. Juliette Gooding stepped down as programme manager…
August 2, 2011
Tiger Woods happy with decision to sack Steve Williams
Former world number one Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf on Thursday insisting he has no regrets about sacking caddie Steve Williams. Woods, who last played in May, is in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational field. He ended a 12-year…
August 2, 2011
FIFA eyes on the Caribbean
FIFA recently gave all the 25 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) members 48 hours to state what happened at a meeting where it was alleged that some kind of a infraction took place in Trinidad and Tobago on May 10th. Coming out of the ethics…
August 2, 2011
NBA talks appear to be going nowhere
NBA talks have started again and are apparently going nowhere. A downcast Commissioner David Stern said "nothing" gave him reason for encouragement after an over two hours meeting yesterday between owners and players, the first to include…
August 2, 2011
England too good for India
England routed India by 319 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series, a margin that will give the hosts the No. 1 ranking in the world if maintained. India collapsed to 158 all out with more…
August 2, 2011
Tropical storm Emily threatens region
A tropical storm watch remained for Haiti, the Dominican Republic…
August 2, 2011
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez appears with close-shaved head
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared with his head closely shaved, saying his hair has begun falling out because of chemotherapy. It was his "new look," he joked in English at a televised meeting at the presidential palace. Mr Chavez said…