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…
January 10, 2024
Ecuador declares war on armed gangs after TV station attacked on air
Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralized" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio.Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC's live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the…
January 10, 2024
Tiger Woods is no longer a Nike athlete
Tiger Woods is no longer a Nike athlete after 27 years, ending a partnership between Nike and golf’s biggest star and raising questions about the future of both in the sport. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his…
January 10, 2024
Fire erupted at a hospital in Southern Iraq
A fire erupted Monday evening at a hospital in southern Iraq, sending smoke through a maternity ward and killing four babies who had been born prematurely, health officials confirmed. The fire started at a pile of debris belonging to a construction…
January 9, 2024
Global economy set for weakest growth since pandemic
The global economy is set to grow at its slowest pace since the pandemic, the World Bank has warned. It has forecast growth of just 2.4% in 2024 and stated higher interest rates were a major factor. Global trade and investment would continue to be…
January 9, 2024
Tesla recalls more than 1.6 million cars in China
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles in China over issues with steering software and door-locking systems, the country's regulator says. The recall includes its models S, X, 3 and Y, and 7,538 imported vehicles. The problems will be…