October 27, 2011
Mavado And Drake To Release Collaborative Album
With the return of his United States visa, a new record deal with We The Best Music Group and a slew of hit singles in rotation, Mavado is winning. Some exclusive inside info reaching Urban Islandz is that the Gully Gad and rap star Drake plans to…
October 27, 2011
Aidonia Talks Vybz Kartel’s Predicament, Getting Kicked Out Alliance
J.O.P. head Aidonia says he pray for Vybz Kartel, his former friend now turn enemy, who is going through a serious predicament. In an interview with Winfred Williams of OnStage last week, Donia said despite his differences with the Portmore Empire…
October 27, 2011
Deaths rise to 523 in Turkey
The number of people known to have been killed in Sunday's earthquake in Turkey's south-east has risen to 523. Officials say 1,650 people were injured in the 7.2-magnitude quake which had its epicentre in Van province - 185 people have been…
October 27, 2011
UN votes to end Libya operations
The United Nations Security Council has voted to end international military operations in Libya next Monday. In March the council voted to authorise "all necessary measures" to protect civilians, after then-leader Muammar Gaddafi launched a deadly…
October 27, 2011
Kenya-Somalia border attack: Al-Shabab suspected
Gunmen have ambushed a vehicle in Kenya near the border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say. A school teacher and a government official were among the dead as the attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade, police said. Kenya blames…
October 27, 2011
Israel transfers Egyptian prisoners towards border for swap
An Israel Prison Service (IPS) convoy carrying 25 Egyptian nationals freed in a prisoner swap to gain the release of an Israeli-American held in Cairo on Thursday noon headed towards Taba crossing point in the southern port city of Eilat. The…
October 27, 2011
UK Border Agency criticised over convict deportations
More than 5,000 foreign criminals who should have been deported remain in the UK, an official report has said. The number who are not deported or cannot be deported at the end of their sentence is increasing, the independent inspector of the UK…
October 27, 2011
DIGICEL LAUNCHES THREE NEW BLACKBERRY 7 SMARTPHONES ACROSS TCI & THE REGION
Digicel has launched three new BlackBerry smart phones based on the new BlackBerry 7 OS:…
October 27, 2011
Permanent Residence Certificates: update on backlog clearance
The Ministry of Border Control and Labour is continuing to work on clearing the backlog of Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) applications that have accumulated over very many years. The target is that all outstanding PRC applications should be…
October 26, 2011
Fourth road fatality for 2011.
On Tuesday the 25th of October 2011, the Turks and Caicos Islands…