August 22, 2023
Alert #9 on Tropical Storm Franklin, Tuesday 22nd August, 2023, at 9 am EDT.
…Poorly organized Franklin drifting westward… A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch that Tropical Storm conditions could be experienced within the Turks and Caicos Islands within 48…
August 22, 2023
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TUESDAY 22ND AUGUST 2023.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC FORECAST FOR 6:00 AM TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 22ND AUGUST 2023. GENERAL SITUATION: STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST TO EAST BREEZES AND SOME QUICK PASSING SHOWERS ACROSS…
August 22, 2023
Alert #8 on Tropical Storm Franklin issued by the Department of Meteorology, Tuesday 22nd August 2023, at 6 am
Alert #8 on Tropical Storm Franklin was issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Tuesday 22nd August 2023, at 6 am EDT. ...Franklin is still drifting slowly with no change in intensity...A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the…
August 22, 2023
Alert #5 on Tropical Storm Franklin 9pm Monday 21st August 2023
A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions could be experienced within the Turks and Caicos Islands within 48 hours. At 8 pm EDT, the center of Tropical…
August 21, 2023
Alert #4 on Tropical Storm Franklin
Alert #4 on Tropical Storm Franklin issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Monday 21st August 2023, at 5 pm EDT. ...Franklin is meandering to the south of Hispaniola... ...Heavy rainfall is expected over the Dominican Republic and Haiti…
August 21, 2023
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports. Images posted on social media and analyzed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg. Moscow said…
August 21, 2023
Descendants of UK slave owners coming to apologize
Family members of John Gladstone, a former owner of enslaved Africans, will be arriving in Guyana later this week to participate in the launch of the International Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies (MiDias) at the University of Guyana……
August 21, 2023
TCI’s Sports Commission Launches the Athlete Development Fund for grant applications
The Athlete Development Fund (ADF) developed by the TCI Sports Commission has officially launched for grant applications. In June 2022, The ADF was initially launched, coinciding with the Turks and Caicos Islands' first Long-Term Athlete Development…
August 21, 2023
Original voice of Mario in Nintendo games steps down after 27 years
The original voice of Mario in Nintendo's video games is stepping down. Charles Martinet has been in the role for 27 years - dating back to Super Mario 64 in 1996. He also provided the voices of Mario's twin brother Luigi, and their nemesis Wario.…
August 21, 2023
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature
The blocking feature will be removed for users of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has announced, claiming the feature "makes no sense". The X boss said users will still be able to block people from directly messaging them, however. But many people on…