November 18, 2023
US cancer patient’s dying wish erases $16m in people’s medical debt
A New York City woman who died of ovarian cancer has raised enough money to pay off millions of dollars in other people's medical debts. In a social media post she arranged to be posted after her death, Casey McIntyre, 38, asked followers to…
November 18, 2023
Flash flood warning extended for eastern parishes
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has extended the flash flood warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Thomas, Kingston St Andrew, Portland, and St Mary effective until 5:00 pm Saturday. In a release at 6 am on Saturday, the met office…
November 18, 2023
TCI 3-DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
GENERAL SITUATION: TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TWENTY-TWO IN THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY AND CAUSE CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY TODAY AND TONIGHT. SPECIAL…
November 18, 2023
AI boss Sam Altman ousted after board loses confidence
Sam Altman has been ousted as the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI by the company's board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The board said Mr. Altman had not been "consistently candid with his…
November 18, 2023
White House criticizes Elon Musk over ‘hideous’ antisemitic lie
The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous lie" about Jewish people after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform. On Wednesday, Mr. Musk replied to a post sharing an antisemitic…
November 18, 2023
Government pledges £8.3bn to repair UK roads
This fund, Westminster says, is enough to resurface over 5000 miles of road and will be allocated to councils across the country for projects over the next 11 years. It is the biggest road-specific fund to ever be announced in the UK. Transport…
November 17, 2023
Alert #3 on Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Two issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology on Thursday, 16thNovember, 2023 at 11pm EST.
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF JAMAICA, EASTERN CUBA AND HAITI… A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the entire Turks and Caicos Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions could be experienced…
November 16, 2023
Senate passes short-term government funding bill averting shutdown
Senate leaders on Wednesday were hoping to take up the short-term government funding bill the House passed Tuesday night -- saying they'll work to get the bill over the finish line as soon as possible ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. House…
November 16, 2023
National Disaster Operations Group meets on Flood Forecast Invest98L
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, a meeting of the National Operations Subcommittee was convened at the Office of the Governor and Deputy Governor, Providenciales. The meeting commenced at 10 a.m. with the main purpose of developing a plan of action…
November 16, 2023
Department of Social Development and Welfare celebrates Universal Children’s Day
On Monday, 20th November 2023, the Department of Social Development and Welfare will celebrate Universal Children’s Day, also recognized as World Day of Prayer and Action for Children (WDPAC). Universal Children’s Day is observed as a day set aside…