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January 14, 2011

Advisory Council meets

The Advisory Council held its first meeting of the year on 12 January at the NJS Francis building, in Grand Turk. Councilors discussed the presentation on Constitutional and Electoral Reform which took place the previous day in Grand Turk. They…

January 14, 2011

21 year old Garrick Tucker charged with Aggravated Burglary

Police in Grand Turk have charged Mr.Garrick Tucker a 21 year old Turks and Caicos Islander for Aggravated Burglary. This is in connection with an incident which occurred at the Osprey Beach Hotel in Grand Turk on Sunday night 9th January 2011.…

January 14, 2011

TCI to host Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands Conference of the Methodist, Church in the Caribbean and the Americas

The annual session of the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands Conference of the Methodist, Church in the Caribbean and the Americas will convene at Wesleyan Methodist Church in Blue Hills Providenciales from today 13th to the 24th January 2011…

January 14, 2011

TCHTA’s Caesar Campbell heads a team of 17 to Jamaica

A visionary and creative small hotelier in Jamaica believes the Caribbean Marketplace travel trade convention that opens in Port Antonio, Jamaica this weekend, is a unique opportunity to highlight the contribution of the region's smaller hotels…

January 14, 2011

Alison Capron parts ways with WIV

As of January 10th 2011 Alison Capron former WIV 4 news anchor and reporter, parted ways with WIV 4 News.  Ms.…

January 13, 2011

Fundraising pressure on China’s banks unlikely to ease

Despite a flurry of deals last year that raised nearly $82 billion, stock and bond sales by China's…

January 13, 2011

Lehman sees $60 billion bankruptcy payout, needs time

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEHMQ.PK) said it will take longer than expected to win approval of a bankruptcy plan, and projects paying out $60.1 billion as it tries to settle differences with creditors owed six times that amount. Harvey Miller,…

January 13, 2011

Madoff victims win $7.2 billion from Picower estate

It's a landmark day for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. A bankruptcy court judge approved the…

January 13, 2011

Auto bailout’s estimated cost to taxpayers: $19 billion

A Congressional oversight panel says that a "starkly improved" outlook for the auto industry has reduced the likely taxpayer loss on the bailout by more than half to about $19 billion. The previous estimate from the panel was that taxpayers would…

January 13, 2011

1 million homes repossessed in 2010

Foreclosures were at a record high in 2010, and more than 1 million people lost their homes, even as notices started leveling off during the end year. In total, there were nearly 2.9 million foreclosure notices filed during the year, according to…