December 22, 2022
No More Mask Required in Barbados
Health authorities have scrapped the few remaining COVID-19 mandates, ending more than two years of protocols imposed on Barbadians to help control the spread of the virus. Declaring that legal regulations are no longer needed to manage the…
December 22, 2022
President Joe Biden promised Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky, $45 billion
Ukraine is "alive and kicking" and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion.US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment in…
December 22, 2022
Lionel Messi has agreed a one-year contract extension with Paris St-Germain
Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed on a one-year contract extension with Paris St-Germain which will keep the 35-year-old with the French champions until the summer of 2024. PSG will not let France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, leave in January…
December 22, 2022
Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to be extradited to US
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former boss of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has agreed to be extradited from the Bahamas to the US to face charges. US authorities have accused Mr. Bankman-Fried of committing "one of the biggest financial frauds…
December 22, 2022
Microsoft faces legal action from 10 gamers
Microsoft faces legal action from 10 gamers to block its merger with Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. The lawsuit filed in a US federal court says the $69bn (£56bn) deal by the Xbox console maker to purchase its rival will "create a monopoly…
December 21, 2022
Afghanistan: Taliban closes universities to women
The Taliban have announced the closure of universities to women in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the higher education minister. The minister says the move is until further notice. It is expected to take effect immediately. It further…
December 19, 2022
Police gets new gear & receives awards
Fighting crime on the island of Grand Turk has been somewhat difficult without the proper resources... That battle is now over yesterday December 15th, Three brand new, fully equipped Dodge Sports Utility Vehicles were handed over to officers of the…
December 19, 2022
Goldman Sachs plans big job cuts as business slows
Goldman Sachs is planning deep job cuts as it grapples with a sharp downturn in business. The investment bank is preparing cuts that could affect up to 8% of its global workforce, or nearly 4,000 people, the BBC understands.The reductions would go…
December 19, 2022
CIBC plans full roll-out of loan store in 2023
Regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean said it is working to have the portal open to all customers by the end of 2023. Now undergoing a phased roll-out to selected customers of the bank following the official launch in 2021, the web-based application has…
December 19, 2022
Messi leads Argentina to glory in World Cup
Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the…