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March 11, 2011

Police in Provo adopts zero tolerance to unlawful behavior during demonstration

On Tuesday 8th March 2011 Turks & Caicos Islands Police Officers in Providenciales invoked a very measured response to what was an anticipated and guaranteed peaceful demonstration by members of the public on Airport Road Providenciales. However…

March 11, 2011

Revived Prison Farm to Enhance Rehabilitation

Prison authorities are giving inmates new options for rehabilitation and skills training with the revival and expansion of the prison farm on Grand Turk. The project involves the planting of food crops for which the lands have already been…

March 11, 2011

Salt Cay Breakwater

The Ministry of Housing, Works and Utilities and the Department of Engineering and Maintenance Services, (EMS) announces the completion of Salt Cay Breakwater. It is believed, that this is the first major refurbishment of Salt Cay Breakwater…

March 9, 2011

Libya no-fly zone a UN decision, says Hillary Clinton

Any decision to impose a no-fly zone over Libya should be made by the UN and not by Washington,…

March 9, 2011

Japan’s new Foreign Minister Matsumoto faces challenges

Japan has named a new Foreign Minister, Takeaki Matsumoto, at a challenging time for ties with China and Russia. The 51-year old former banker has been the vice foreign minister in Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, which is struggling to…

March 9, 2011

Yemen security forces open fire at Sanaa protest

Security forces in Yemen have opened fire at a large protest outside the university in the capital, Sanaa. They were trying to stop thousands of people joining a protest camp at the university calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign. At…

March 9, 2011

Ivory Coast: Anti-Gbagbo protesters killed in Abidjan

Four people have been shot dead in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, after a march to protest about the killing of seven female demonstrators last week. Journalists have seen the bodies of three men and a woman in clinic. The shooting has been…

March 9, 2011

Madoff trustee ready to distribute $2.6B to victims

The court-appointed trustee charged with recovering assets stolen by Ponzi schemer…

March 9, 2011

Oil nears US$107 a barrel then retreats

Oil prices continued to set new post-recession highs Monday as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi pounded rebels near a key oil port in Libya. It's unclear how long the country's oil exports will be cut off, and traders prepared for a worst-case…

March 9, 2011

West Indies sharpen for Ireland

With a week-long break between games, West Indies ensured there would be no complacency in…