January 6, 2023
Legal Year begins in the TCI
Tuesday morning, His Excellency Governor Nigel Dakin, Premier Hon. Charles Washington Missick, members of the cabinet, government officials, members of the legal profession, and other key stakeholders joined together at St. Monica’s Anglican Church…
January 6, 2023
US economy sees robust jobs growth in December
Jobs growth in the US remained strong last month even as the economy wrestled with the impact of fast-rising prices.Employers added 223,000 positions in December, pushing the jobless rate down to 3.5%, from 3.6% in November. The resilience of the…
January 6, 2023
House narrowly agrees to adjourn to day 3 after more failed speaker votes
The House Republican leadership standoff will stretch into at least a third day, on Thursday, after six failed votes to decide on a speaker over Tuesday and Wednesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has so far been blocked from the speakership by…
January 6, 2023
NFL cancels Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game as Damar Hamlin continues to recover
The football game between the Buffalo Bill and Cincinnati Bengals, during which Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field from cardiac arrest following a tackle, has been canceled and will not be re-scheduled, the NFL announced Thursday…
January 6, 2023
Popcaan teases Drake collab, “We Caa Done”
Popcaan and Drake are back at it again. The two have come together for Popcaan's "We Caa Done," a song that is slated to drop Friday. The dancehall star took to social media to share a 21-second clip of the song, which only hears Popcaan as he…
January 6, 2023
A $90m drug bust occurred at Jamaican Airport,
Fifty-six-year-old Robert Chin, the man charged in connection with the $90 million cocaine bust at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston was granted bail in the sum of $700,000 on humanitarian grounds. Parish Judge Maxine…
January 5, 2023
Power theft incident causes pole fire
FortisTCI is investigating a case of attempted power theft in the vicinity of Caicos Lodge near Leeward Highway, Providenciales, that occurred on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, and caused an electrical pole to erupt in flames. Evidence of a tool kit…
January 5, 2023
Changes to Cabinet Minister Profiles and Executive Changes
On December 30th, 2022, changes have been made to the ministerial profiles and executive re-assignments of members in the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. The Departments of Labour, Customer Services and Employment Services (formerly under…
December 31, 2022
Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at his home in the Vatican at 95, Vatican officials announced. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further…
December 31, 2022
Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93
Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died. She was 93. Walters joined ABC…