September 26, 2023
COVID drug linked to virus mutations, scientists say
A drug used to treat COVID-19 could be linked to mutations in the virus, scientists have said. Molnupiravir works by causing mutations in the virus's genetic information, or genome, many of which kill or harm the virus, reducing the amount of COVID…
September 26, 2023
Cabinet minister, Obie Wilchcombe, has died
Bahamians are mourning the sudden passing of Cabinet Minister Obediah Wilchcombe. He was 65 years old. Mourners have gathered at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama upon learning of his death. The Office of the Prime Minister today announced…
September 26, 2023
Popular DJ dies in boating incident
A boating incident is being investigated by officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. According to police reports, around 4.58 pm, yesterday (September 24), there was a two-boat collision in the Leeward Channel. Two male occupants…
September 23, 2023
TCI attends the 7th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) in Miami, Florida
The Minister of Home Affairs, Public Safety and Utilities, the Honourable Otis C. Morris attended the 7th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) which was held in Miami, Florida from 18th - 19th September 2023. CARIF is an important gathering of…
September 23, 2023
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SATURDAY 23RDSEPTEMBER 2023
GENERAL SITUATION A SOGGY AND ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE BAHAMAS DUE TO DEEP MOISTURE AND A TRAILING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA. SPECIAL WARNINGS MARINERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATERSPOUT…
September 23, 2023
Caribbean Prime Ministers continue to outline their hopes for a better world
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have taken to one of the world’s biggest stage Saturday expressing their various concerns about a changing global environment that has left many of them deeper in debt, facing unprecedented climatic events and…
September 23, 2023
Man of Steel writer David S. Goyer says Warner Bros. wanted to make 20 superhero movies to catch Marvel
David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about the superhero genre: The Foundation writer and executive producer wrote Blade; co-wrote the Oscar-winning Batman movie The Dark Knight; and wrote Henry Cavill's hit 2013 Superman debut, Man of Steel, among…
September 23, 2023
UAW strike expands to dozens of sites at GM and Stellantis
The United Auto Workers union (UAW) is escalating its fight with some of America's biggest carmakers by taking strike action at dozens of parts distribution centres across the US.UAW boss Shawn Fain said the new walkouts would hit 38 sites owned by…
September 23, 2023
House heads home for the week as government shutdown deadline looms
Just hours after another embarrassing setback for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in his quest to avert a government shutdown, members are headed home for the weekend -- signaling that with just nine days to go, there is no funding deal in sight. If…
September 23, 2023
St. Lucia looking to establish nche market in Dubai for seamoss
Export Sr. Lucia, the state-owned agency responsible for export promotion, international marketing and trade facilitation, says its fourth shipment of seamoss to Dubai underscores the potential for establishing a niche market for the product in the…