October 31, 2022
Brazil president-elect Lula urges ‘peace and unity’ after vote
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" Sunday in bitterly divided Brazil, saying the country was no longer an international pariah, and highlighting the need for a "living Amazon". In his victory speech, Lula reached…
October 30, 2022
Alicia Keys releases new holiday song off first Christmas album, Santa Baby
Alicia Keys is feeling the Christmas spirit, as she dropped her holiday song, “December Back 2 June," on Friday. The original track is from her first Christmas album, Santa Baby, due out on November 4. It is also the debut release from the 15-time…
October 29, 2022
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are divorcing after 13 years of marriage.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and the Brazilian supermodel, who married in 2009, confirmed their split on social media. In both their posts, Brady and Bündchen said they had "gratitude" for their time together and that the decision had been…
October 28, 2022
Hiccups hamper digital currency roll-out
The central bank of Jamaica is urging all commercial banks to participate in the full roll-out of digital currency by the end of December 2023, but technical difficulties among large merchants have so far hampered the process. At a meeting of the…
October 28, 2022
Police Commissioner gives TCI update
Good afternoon Turks and Caicos, it’s Wednesday 26th October 2022 and I am here to update you on a series of exercises that were conducted within the last week. Policing operations have been undertaken by teams comprising Officers from the Royal…
October 28, 2022
Sensitive Investigation on-going
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are actively investigating an alleged incident which occurred at the H.J. Robinson High School in Grand Turk. Given the sensitive nature of the report and the fact that all involved are minors, the…
October 28, 2022
Cricket Apologies for Windies performance
West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons apologized for the side's disappointing performance that resulted in their shock exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia but said his decision to resign was not a knee-jerk reaction to that situation.…
October 28, 2022
NBA 2K League bans 6 players, coach for gambling violations
The NBA 2K League has indefinitely disqualified six players and a coach from any league activity for violating gambling and fantasy rules, it was announced Thursday. An investigation found that Christopher Lafanette, Dorian Earl Miller and Robert…
October 28, 2022
Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
Elon Musk has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of Twitter, according to an investor in the firm. Twitter's chief executive and finance boss have reportedly left with immediate effect. It brings to a close a saga that saw Twitter going to court…
October 28, 2022
Unusually warm weather for France and Spain
Parts of France and Spain are seeing an unusually warm late October, with bathers enjoying water temperatures of 20-21C on the French Riviera."This year is exceptional," Rose-Marie Martini told Reuters news agency as she tanned on the beach at…