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April 19, 2011

Turks and Caicos Islands Community College in Provo to relocate

The Providenciales campus of the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College,  adjacent to Williams Plaza on Old Airport Road, is to be relocated in time for the start of the 2011/2012 school year. That'saccording to President of the College, Rev.…

April 17, 2011

Bottle deposit on way for TCI

The Environmental Health Department recently revealed…

April 17, 2011

Royal Advice from LisaRaye??

  Estranged ex-wife of former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, actress LisaRaye McCoy is at it again. McCoy is giving advice to Kate Middleton, who will also be marrying into royalty when she and Prince William say "I do" on April 29.…

April 17, 2011

Ex-convict advising TCI on taxes

A former Minister of Government who was charged and convicted in his native Peru on various…

April 17, 2011

PPC Statement on proposed Carbon tax

Many of you have expressed concerns over the Interim Government’s proposed Carbon Tax, and rightly so. Many persons are concerned about (1) the efficacy of this new tax, (2) what it will do to the price of electricity, (3) the future generally…

April 17, 2011

Bank of America profits fall due to mortgage losses

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has reported a 38% decline in profits for…

April 17, 2011

China’s economy expands 9.7% as inflation accelerates

China's economy continued its boom in March and inflation accelerated to the fastest rate since 2008. Growth was at a faster-than-expected 9.7% between January and March from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said.…

April 17, 2011

Irish Republic’s economic progress gets EU approval

The Republic of Ireland's progress on deficit reduction has been approved by the European authorities - a condition of last year's bail-out. They have looked at the Republic's performance throughout the first three months of the year and have…

April 17, 2011

India’s inflation accelerates to 8.9% in March

India's inflation rate rose to 8.9% from 8.3% in February, driven higher by fuel and manufacturing costs, the government has announced. The January inflation rate was also revised upwards to 9.35% from 8.23%. Earlier this week the International…

April 17, 2011

Google sees a sharp rise in first-quarter earnings

Internet giant Google has reported a sharp rise in first-quarter earnings, the first figures with co-founder Larry Page back at the helm as boss. The world's leading search engine reported $6.54bn (£4bn) in net revenue in the first quarter, up…